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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

Photo credit: https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/youth/juvenile-justice/ The criminal justice system has various purposes, with incapacitation,...

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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