criminal justice reform

‘Threat-Score Software’: Will It Get You Shot by a Cop?

Thor Benson / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 This law enforcement technology can use facts such as ZIP codes and frequency of address changes to assign a danger level to people an officer might engage A high threat score could increase the officer's anxiety and you know where that could lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Mirage of Justice

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 18, 2016 There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Private-Prison Executive Predicts More Profits, Downplays Criminal Justice Reform

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2015 A senior executive with the second-largest for-profit prison company in America told investment bankers last summer that, talk of drug policy and criminal justice reform notwithstanding, the United States will continue to “attract crime,” generating new “correctional needs.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Reveals the Shocking Truth About Our Broken Criminal Justice System

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 29, 2015 Alex Kozinski, a Reagan-appointed California judge, explains why Americans need to open their eyes and realize that the U.S. justice system is far from just. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In ‘Ghettoside,’ an Indictment of the Criminal Justice System

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 4, 2015 In her new book, reporter Jill Leovy tackles a subject usually ignored by progressives, black-on-black murders, and she explains how the U.S. criminal justice system too often treats them as not worth solving. In her new book, Jill Leovy tackles black-on-black murder, explaining how the criminal justice system too often treats it as unimportant. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )