Samantha HallJan 18, 20223 minRedesigning youth justiceOn Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month. In this proclamation, he specified...
Lucy DelvesJan 17, 20222 minAll you have to do is take a class: Is this really the solution to domestic violence?When someone perpetrates domestic violence, the solution agreed upon by both parties and the court is often to send the abuser to a...
W. Connor SmithJan 16, 20223 minMisfire: Virginia’s new firearm prohibition is off-targetIn June, Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) signed Virginia’s newest firearms prohibition into law. The statute prohibits persons convicted of...
Emily GorinJan 15, 20223 minD.C. Council embarks on rewrite of criminal codeThe District of Columbia’s 120-year-old criminal code is finally being rewritten. D.C.’s current criminal code dates back to 1901, the...
Jackie SolomonJan 14, 20224 minSolitary confinement reform is only for men, apparentlyIn March 2017, three male prisoners sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Corrections (LDOC) and the wardens at the Louisiana...