News & Commentary about Criminal Law Reform
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The Criminal Law Reform Project seeks to end harsh policies and racial inequities in the criminal justice system.
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Aug 9, 2011
A Way Toward Balancing Government Budgets While Promoting Justice: Break Our Addiction to Incarceration
Aug 5, 2011
Bloomberg Gives With One Hand; Takes With the Other
Aug 5, 2011
Correcting Corrections: Chuck Solitary
Aug 2, 2011
ACLU Lens: Justice Department Sues to Block Alabama Immigration Law Previously Challenged by ACLU
Jul 29, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 27, 2011
No Prison for Jaywalking Mom, But She Wants a New Trial
Jul 26, 2011
Mother Jaywalking Faces More Prison Time Than Man Who Ran Over Her Son
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Jul 22, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 19, 2011
Turning a Blind Eye: The Human Rights Crisis in Puerto Rico