NFL Commissioner Takes On Criminal Justice Reform
Article from CBS Sports by Cody Benjamin. Nearly a week after refuting claims made against owner Jeffrey Lurie regarding unsigned quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the Philadelphia Eagles revealed Wednesday that Roger Goodell paid a visit to…
Libertarian Republicans Are Quietly Victorious In Washington
Article from The Washington Examiner by W. James Antle III. It’s been a quiet few months for libertarian-leaning Republicans in Washington since President Trump took office in January, but last…
Oklahoma City Is Making Major Progress On Criminal Justice Reform
Article from NewsOK by William Crum. Finished in glass, wood and stone, Oklahoma City’s new municipal courthouse is a physical manifestation of an enlightened era in criminal justice. At a…
Civil Asset Forfeiture Gone Horribly Wrong
Article from MLive by Gus Burns. An 18-year veteran of the Hazel Park Police Department is accused of stealing at least $85,000 from the department’s forfeiture accounts. He resigned while…
The Police State Is Still Strong
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum Tomorrow New Hampshire will become the 22nd state to eliminate the possibility of jail for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Under a law passed this year, adults caught…
Amash Scores Huge Victory Against Civil Asset Forfeiture
Photo by: By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America (Justin Amash Uploaded by AlbertHerring) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Article from The Hill by Cristina Marcos….
Criminal Justice Reform May Be Closer Than We Think
Image Credit: By St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Article from Crime Report by Ted Gest Talk about criminal justice reform has ebbed…
Why This Rogue Cop Needs To Lose His Job
Shall we ease into our Labor Day weekend with an absolutely repulsive video of a police detective abusing his authority against a completely innocent person for no real justifiable reason?…
Kamala Harris and Rand Paul Cooperate To Reform Bail
Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old New Yorker, was arrested on charges of stealing a backpack in 2010. To ensure he would show up for trial, and because of a previous offense,…