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Are Prosecutors Above Reproach? New York’s Struggle to Address Prosecutorial Conduct
In 2018, New York became the first state to create a statewide commission, called the Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, to address...
Belen Crisp
Apr 16, 20193 min read
E-Discovery Disadvantages the Defense in Criminal Cases
Every minute of every day Americans use about 3,138,420 gigabytes of internet data. This massive surge of data use has spiked the amount...
Sarah Wilson
Apr 13, 20192 min read
Paying for Justice: Public Defenders and Prosecutors Fight for Better Salaries
Earlier this year, Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle urged Florida lawmakers to...
Marjorie Lluveres
Apr 10, 20193 min read
SCOTUS Update: Flowers v. Mississippi
When it comes to criminal cases, jury selection is quite vital. Jurors can make or break a case, and attorneys around the country have...
Brigitte Sotto
Apr 8, 20193 min read
MS-13: Betrayed the Gang, Betrayed by the State
Five years ago on Long Island, a desperate student wrote a letter to his English teacher. He had no way of knowing that his effort to be...
Alejandra Rojas
Apr 5, 20195 min read
Can 21 Savage stay in the United States?
"I don't feel like you should be arrested and put in a place where a murderer would be, for just being in the country too long." -21...
Ericka Cruz
Mar 18, 20193 min read
An Incarceration Education
Did you know you can receive an educational degree while in prison? Incarcerated women and men across the United States are working...
Tatiana-Rose Becker
Mar 18, 20192 min read
SCOTUS Update: Bucklew v. Precythe
The death penalty has reserved a frequent spot in the Supreme Court docket; the most recent case in 2014 addressed botched injections. On...
Kate Van Allen
Mar 4, 20192 min read
Face the Music: R. Kelly, Young Black Victims, and Fair Access to the Criminal Justice System
Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake. I did not value the accusers’ stories because they were black women. I made a mistake”. –...
Brittany Williams
Feb 25, 20193 min read
Time or Treatment?
Mentally ill offenders possess a unique set of circumstances and needs. However, all too often, the cycle through the criminal justice...
Sasha Brisbon
Feb 25, 20193 min read
SCOTUS Sets Lethal Precedent: The Case of Domineque Ray
Correctional facilities’ attempt to balance security and inmates’ constitutional rights often skews in favor of security. However, in a...
Caroline Koch
Feb 25, 20193 min read
Behavioral Health Initiatives as an Alternative to Incarceration
Criminal justice reform legislation is critical in reducing mass incarceration and recidivism rates. In December, 2018, Congress passed...
Melissa Kucemba
Feb 19, 20193 min read
Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protection to Cell Phone Location Data
The Supreme Court ruled (by 5-4 majority decision) that the revealing nature of CSLI data invokes a “reasonable expectation of privacy”...
Alex Raby
Feb 11, 20197 min read
Could a Prisoner be “Unhealthy” Enough to Execute?
There has been a debate on whether a prisoner is “healthy” enough to execute. Consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and this Court’s...
Kathryn Canning
Feb 11, 20193 min read
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...
R. Coleman Flowers
Dec 10, 20182 min read
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