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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...
Lisa Sendrow
Feb 4, 20186 min read
Mental illness in the criminal justice system: Re-institutionalization behind bars
Americans have typically feared the reality of mental illness, which has resulted in a traumatic history of systematic oppression to some...
Laurel Anderson
Dec 15, 20173 min read
Corruption as a predicate offense of money laundering
Intro Money laundering is a crime as defined by numerous statutes within the United States and internationally. Money laundering is the...
Maria Thompson
Dec 15, 20174 min read
A Call for Congress to Amend the Federal Bank Robbery Act
18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (the Federal Bank Robbery Act) provides, in part: Whoever, by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes, or...
Mary Frances Richardson
Dec 15, 20175 min read
"Can You Find Me Now?" To What Extent Does Cellphone Use Records and Other Modern Day Data
In April 2011, law enforcement officers arrested four men suspected of robbing Radio Shacks and T-Mobile Stores in and around Detroit....
Abigail Forth
Dec 4, 20175 min read
Opioid Epidemic Declared Public Health Emergency: Empty Words or New Impetus?
With the number of opioid-induced overdose deaths rising each year, it is fair to say that “America has an insatiable appetite for...
Alex Raby
Nov 19, 20174 min read
SCOTUS Update: Ayestas V. Davis
On October 30, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Ayestas V. Davis, a case raising the issue of whether the U.S. Court of...
Jessica Lara
Nov 13, 20173 min read
The Phantom Phenomenon of Parole in Maryland for Juvenile Lifers
In Maryland, not one juvenile lifer has been paroled in the last 20 years, even though there are more than 200 individuals in Maryland...
Sarah Wilson
Nov 12, 20174 min read
GET TESTED FOR HIV, KNOW YOUR STATUS, AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS OR GO TO JAIL — YES, THAT’S REALLY HO
First, the good news. The HIV diagnosis rate is plummeting. According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), new...
Michael Stechschulte
Nov 6, 20174 min read
Why Not Them? The Fundamental Misuse of Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Prosecutors and criminal defendants have a plethora of options in order to avoid the costly and sometimes risky proposition of trial....
Cameron Black
Oct 30, 20173 min read
Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System Overhaul – Aspiring for More, Settling for Less
On November 1, roughly 1,400 non-violent offenders will be released from Louisiana state prisons. This action is the result of statutory...
Lisa Sendrow
Oct 30, 20175 min read
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...
Emily Blazak
Oct 27, 20174 min read
Body Cameras in Baltimore: Black, White, and (Freddie) Gray
August was a particularly brutal month for the Baltimore Police Department’s credibility. From July 20th to August 21st, three separate...
Stefanie Steinberg
Oct 26, 20174 min read
SCOTUS Update: Class v. United States
On October 4, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Class v. United States, a case regarding whether a Petitioner has waived...
Dolores Sinistaj
Oct 16, 20174 min read
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...
Coleman Flowers
Oct 10, 20175 min read
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