Analysis & Commentary
Criminal Justice
Overcharged
In an article published in The Nation, Emily Jane Goodman, a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, discusses the negative implications of the fees imposed on criminal offenders nationwide.
Authored by: Emily Jane Goodman
– 09/03/08
Public Defense: Leading the Way to Racial Justice
In 2008 Community Oriented Defender Network ("COD") and the American Council of Chief Defenders ("ACCD") convened this conference. Over 50 individuals from over 20 public defender offices came to New York City to attend the two-day training book-ended by a one day COD planning meeting and a one day ACCD business meeting.
– 07/31/08
Court Fees As Revenue?
Money grabbing imperils justice when state legislatures view the courts as another revenue stream.
Authored by: Rebekah Diller
– 07/30/08
CSG Issue Brief and Report on Criminal Financial Obligations
Authored by: Karen Imas and Rachel McLean
– 01/25/08
Staff Member Ties to the Community Survey
Authored by: Brennan Center
Out of the Courtroom and into the Neighborhood
Public defenders embrace community defenders. They have begun to embrace more community-orientated forms of advocacy that push a defender’s skill beyond the courtroom and the individual case.
Authored by: Kirsten D. Levingston
– 10/01/07
Women in the Criminal Justice System
Women are being charged with crimes, convicted, and sentenced to prison at a much higher rate than just 20 years ago. The authors explore and analyze this disturbing trend.
Authored by: Kirsten D. Levingston with Kayla Gassmann
– 09/01/07
Debtors’ Prison
Prisoner’s accumulation of debt as a barrier to reentry.
Authored by: Kirsten D. Levingston & Vicki Turetsky
– July- August 2007
Rhode Island Family Life Center report
This report recommends four central reforms to decrease unnecessary incarcerations for court debt.
Authored by: The Family Life Center
– 05/01/07
Prosecutorial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing
From Federal Sentencing Reporter Feb. 2007. No actor tasked with enforcing and ensuring respect for the nation’s laws can ignore concerns about the integrity of a criminal justice system increasingly perceived as reserving its harshest punishments for people of color.
Authored by: Lynn D. Lu
– 02/01/07