Dec 8SaveCriminal Justice12/8/20Criminal Justice12/8/20New Los Angeles District Attorney Announces Plans to End Cash Bail, Office Will No Longer Seek the Death PenaltyJoe Jurado9SaveNewly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced plans to enact sweeping reforms— including…
Oct 30 2019SaveCriminal Justice10/30/19Criminal Justice10/30/19When NY Ended Money Bail, a Prosecutor Trained DAs to Keep People in JailMichael Harriot17SaveAs New York joined a handful of other states in passing sweeping criminal justice reforms, one of the state’s top…
Jun 17 2019SaveMass Incarceration6/17/19Mass Incarceration6/17/19‘Appalled’ and ‘Disappointed’: Federal Judge Tells St. Louis to Stop Dragging Feet on Cash Bail OrderAnne Branigin21SaveThe city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…
Dec 20 2018SaveMass Incarceration12/20/18Mass Incarceration12/20/18Money Bail Might Be the Most Racist, Immoral Part of America’s Criminal Injustice SystemMichael Harriot9SaveWhen listing all of the problems in America’s justice system, the racial disparities are too numerous to count, the…
Dec 3 2018SaveSports12/3/18Sports12/3/18Why They Kneel: 'What's Free?' The Money Bail Revolution in Philadelphia and D.C.Michael Harriot6SaveTo examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each…
Aug 31 2018SaveSocial Justice8/31/18Social Justice8/31/18California Abolished Cash Bail But Created a New System of InequalityMonique Judge47SaveCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will make his state the first in the nation to abolish…
Jul 26 2018SavePolitics7/26/18Politics7/26/18Bernie Sanders Takes on Unjust Cash Bail System, but Still Doesn't Make Direct Connection to Institutional RacismTerrell Jermaine Starr181SaveIn a bold attempt to correct a major flaw in America’s criminal (in)justice system, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)…
Jul 3 2018SaveSocial Justice7/3/18Social Justice7/3/18Watch: 1st Trailer for Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story ReleasedBreanna Edwards17SaveParamount just dropped the first trailer for Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, the six-part documentary…