How States Will Target Pregnant People Now that Roe Has Fallen
June 24, 2022
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After the Dobbs decision, every pregnancy is a potential crime scene.
June 24, 2022
How States Will Target Pregnant People Now that Roe Has Fallen
After the Dobbs decision, every pregnancy is a potential crime scene.
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What the San Francisco DA Recall Really Tells Us. And What it Doesn’t.
June 9, 2022
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The city's demographics mattered, as did Chesa Boudin's outsider status. But the politics of punishment are still too complicated to draw a neat conclusion.
School Police Don’t Stop Shootings. So What Are They For?
June 7, 2022
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Each day following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left...
‘We don’t know how many women are out there like that’
May 16, 2022
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Anna Borkowski accused three men of rape. Why did prosecutors stop her?
Hochul’s Regressive Bail Rollbacks Untethered From Evidence
April 11, 2022
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The bail reform debate turns on data from data from New York State’s Office of Court Administration. But that data cannot answer the question of whether reform works.
How Texas Became the Most Virulently Anti-Trans State in America
April 5, 2022
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Governor Greg Abbott’s notorious order to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse was years in the making.
The Wrong Prosecutors Are Getting Recalled
March 25, 2022
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Some prosecutors confront recalls over their policies, while others facing misconduct allegations could be re-elected.
The Real Reason Democrats Can’t Agree On How To Address Rising Crime
March 8, 2022
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The criminal legal reform divide is between moderate mayors and progressive prosecutors.
The Biggest Threat to Trans Kids in Texas is Child Protective Services
March 2, 2022
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Texas Is targeting trans kids. But weaponizing Child Protective Services against them could be a threat everywhere.
Prescription Opioids Aren’t Driving the Overdose Crisis. Illicitly Manufactured Synthetic Opioids Are.
February 15, 2022
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Myths about the role of prescription opioids have fueled decades of misguided policies. A new report from The Stanford-Lancet Commission reinforces those falsehoods.
What an Analysis of 2,000 Shootings Tells Us About How to End Gun Violence
February 14, 2022
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ “Blueprint to End Gun Violence” received...