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Kimberly Tanner

Secure D.C.: The omnibus crime bill and its impact on D.C. youth.

On March 11, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 into law. More commonly known as the “Secure...

Vicky Cheng

Forgotten by their keepers: Ensuring Eighth Amendment protections during COVID-19

For more than a year now, correctional staff in most states have been eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. They are prioritized given the...

Kayla Ollendorff

D.C. jail conditions: Cruel and unusual punishment?

The pandemic has ravaged the criminal legal system, and COVID-19 has only aggravated the poor conditions within jails and prisons...

Felicia Sych

Why are airline passengers flying off the handle?

As the world continues to open due to the COVID-19 vaccine, many people are taking to the skies to travel and regain some sense of...

Danielle Davis

Rebranding the school to prison pipeline: From classroom to Zoom room

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, students across the country adapted to online, distance learning—a reality that...

Nikko Respeto

Pandemic, pistols & pandemonium: Rise in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. Unfortunately, as cases of COVID-19 began to skyrocket...

Kaitlyn Wallace

COVID-19's impact on jury selection

As COVID-19 continues to persist after hitting the year mark this March, trials have started to resume in courthouses across the country. Th

Emily Gorin

Court proceedings and trials during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in courts shutting down in-person appearances. Courts then turned to virtual proceedings as it continued. In

Alexandra Perona

Diversion in the time of COVID-19

The criminal justice system has various purposes, with incapacitation, otherwise referred to as incarceration, being the most common....

Caitlyn Greene

The forgotten at-risk population, COVID-19 in the U.S. criminal justice system

As countries distribute vaccines to their citizens the world breathes a sigh of relief. In the United States health care workers and...

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