What Are Risk Assessments — and How Do They Advance Criminal Justice Reform?
Data can help us build a fairer system, but only if it’s used carefully
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What’s Happening in Congress on Criminal Justice Reform?
The difference between two popular types of bills. -
Women’s Experience Behind Bars
More women are being incarcerated, and they face unique challenges -
Young Voters Are Changing the Democratic Party
Data suggesting new changes in the Democratic Party, such as the election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the result of younger voters. -
Court Greenlights More Challenges to Census Citizenship Question
California lawsuits aiming to block the inclusion of the question can move forward, a federal judge has ruled -
Maine Clean Election Candidates to Receive Long-Awaited Funds
After months of gridlock and uncertainty, publicly financed candidates will receive the funds they need to run their campaigns -
Prison Inmates Fighting California’s Wildfires Can’t Do It Once They’re Released
State laws ban ex-offenders from pursuing many occupations that they were trained to do on the inside -
Face it: This is risky tech
We need to put strong controls on face-recognition technology -
North Carolina Legislature’s Power Grab Disregards Basic Principles of Democracy
Courts and the public must stand up to lawmakers’ attempts to entrench GOP power. -
Is Government Zeal for Deportation Putting Judicial Independence at Risk?
The government signals that deportation is more important than due process
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