Caitlyn Greene
The codefendant in Chauvin's trial: Race
As police departments’ roles are widened beyond their expertise, police are granted vast discretion to employ tactics of force, and there is
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Peter Coetzee
- Oct 31, 2019
- 5 min
Should Improper Entry into the United States be Decriminalized?
In recent months, decriminalization of improper entry into the United States has become a mainstream issue in the Democratic primary....
R. Coleman Flowers
- Dec 10, 2018
- 2 min
Rehabilitation In Sight
Prison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...
Jazmyne Arnett
- Dec 9, 2018
- 3 min
Minimum Time Out from Solitary Confinement Federally Mandated, But What About the States?
It is no secret that solitary confinement can have a detrimental and lasting effect on its victims’ psyche and physical health. The...
Spencer Griffin
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Forgiveness for Those Who Forget
The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...
Alejandra Rojas
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Expulsion Rates High, Graduation Rates Low: The School to Prison Pipeline
Statistics show that over 200,000 text messages are sent every second of the day. As technology has risen, particularly among the current...
Samantha Fournier
- Apr 22, 2018
- 3 min
Critiques of FOSTA: Combating Sex Trafficking or Redirecting the Problem?
On April 11, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. The Bill...
Kathryn Canning
- Apr 15, 2018
- 3 min
Limiting Police Power
Looking at the D.C. Escape Statute (D.C. Code § 22-2601(a)(2)) and the recent court decision in Davis v. United States, it is interesting...
Emily Blazak
- Mar 13, 2018
- 4 min
Get Out of Jail Free Cards: Overhauling the Bail System
The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “excessive bails shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.” But...
Lisa Sendrow
- Feb 4, 2018
- 6 min
Female Inmates, Too: Will They Benefit from the #MeToo Movement from Behind Bars?
In January 2018, a guilty verdict was reached against a former prison guard from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. He was...
Emily Blazak
- Oct 27, 2017
- 4 min
Drug Courts: Mixed Feelings for a Promising Program
Substance use disorder is a public health crisis, with 1.5 times more individuals suffering from addiction than all those suffering from...
Coleman Flowers
- Oct 10, 2017
- 5 min
An Exercise in Futility: Gun Reform
On October 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, shooting over five hundred people, killing just under...
Drew Climo
- Oct 7, 2017
- 4 min
From Treatment to Incarceration: Changes in Drug-Related Charges and Convictions
The opioid epidemic has continued to be a national issue that has plagued our country for multiple years and is showing no signs of...
Jenna Holmes
- Apr 16, 2017
- 6 min
Maryland Bail Reform Up in the Air
In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial...
Joshua Couce
- Mar 21, 2017
- 5 min
Does Bail Reform Work as Intended?
The State of New Jersey has become a leader in criminal justice reform, from Drug Court to Pre-Trial Intervention. One of the many recent...
Apoorva Deshmukh
- Dec 13, 2016
- 4 min
DC Community Court Expansion: A Step in the Right Direction
As of September 2016, 1,845 individuals are under the supervision of the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC has calculated a...
Chelsea Jacobi
- Nov 26, 2016
- 4 min
Choosing Capital Punishment: 2016 Referendums and the Death Penalty
As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...
Erin Haney
- Oct 26, 2016
- 5 min
Juveniles in the Justice System: Rehabilitation and Reform
Before coming to law school, I volunteered in the Public Defender’s Office in Ohio and specifically worked in the juvenile justice...
Kristen Abitabile
- Oct 26, 2016
- 4 min
Stop-and-Frisk Along the Campaign Trail
Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...
Dolores Sinistaj
- Oct 26, 2016
- 6 min
California Tackling Prosecutorial Misconduct
California has recently prioritized the reduction of convictions that were deemed wrongful in hopes of creating an equal and leveled...