In Louisiana, Threatening to File a Complaint Against Police Can Lead to a...
Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies (Facebook) On April 30, 2015, William Aubin Jr. was at home with his wife in Livingston Parish, Louisiana when a patrol car from the sheriff’s office pulled onto...
View ArticleThe 19 black radicals who are still in prison after four decades
Some African American rebels, including Mumia Abu-Jamal and members of Move, are still incarcerated for their actions during the 1970s black liberation struggle. Image: Lisa Terry/Getty Images More...
View ArticleI Went From Prison to Professor – Here’s Why Criminal Records Should Not Be...
Beginning next year, the Common Application – an online form that enables students to apply to the 800 or so colleges that use it – will no longer ask students about their criminal pasts. As a formerly...
View ArticleReality Winner sentenced to 63 months for leaking NSA info to the media
Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for leaking privileged information to the an unnamed news outlet. Image: NY Daily News That sentence...
View ArticleThe Completely Predictable Death of Jeffrey Epstein
The reported suicide on Saturday of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail cell in the heart of Manhattan was both utterly shocking and completely predictable. It’s shocking that the...
View ArticleWhy support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans
Sentencing a person to die is the ultimate punishment. There is no coming back from the permanence of the death penalty. In the U.S., the death penalty is currently authorized by the federal...
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