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Priscilla Chan joins executive board of Reform Alliance alongside Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, Van Jones, and others
Priscilla Chan has joined the executive board of the Reform Alliance, the criminal-justice reform o…
John Lynch
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A new Kentucky bill would criminalize insulting or taunting a police officer
A Kentucky Senate committee advanced the bill, which was described by one lawmaker as a response to…
John L. Dorman
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Virginia has moved closer to abolishing the death penalty in a watershed moment for the Southern state
Virginia is on the cusp of becoming the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, the result of shif…
John L. Dorman
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'People in the Black community don't trust you anymore': 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin confronted Van Jones about working with Trump
When Jones came on "The View" to discuss his new documentary, his conflicting statements on Trump w…
John L. Dorman
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Should Derek Chauvin face 30 years in prison? Criminal justice reform advocates say a long sentence would do more harm than good
"People do have a right to celebrate a guilty verdict," said activist Katherin Hervey. "However, ou…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Leading criminal justice reform advocate Adam Foss was indicted on charges that he raped a woman while she slept
Adam Foss was honored as the Nelson Mandela Changemaker of the Year in 2017 — the same year h…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Tarra Simmons, the first felon elected to Washington state's legislature, wants to give formerly incarcerated people a second chance
In 2017, Washington State didn't allow Tarra Simmons to sit for the bar. She fought back, becoming …
Azmi Haroun
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One year after George Floyd's death, there are nearly 200 fewer police officers on active duty in Minneapolis
A spokesman didn't want to speculate about why the active-duty force shrank after Floyd's death, bu…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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In the Minneapolis neighborhood where George Floyd died, voters disagree with Biden on policing. But they're voting for him anyway.
Voters in Powderhorn Park told Insider they think President Donald Trump is even worse, so they vot…
Madi McVan
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Arizona won't extradite the accused SoHo killer to New York, blaming the DA for being soft on crime. NYC's murder rate is half of Phoenix's, Bragg's office says.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell won't extradite a murder suspect to NYC due to DA Alvin Br…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Top Democrat calls on Biden administration to fire the Trump-era head of federal prisons, citing inmate abuse and the death of Jeffrey Epstein
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal has "shown no intenti…
Charles Davis
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Biden and Harris have awful records. Trump is making it easy for me to vote for them anyway.
Joe Biden made bad laws, Kamala Harris enforced laws badly. But I've already seen the profound dama…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Police officers are trained to frame their police reports to deceive, former cop turned academic says
Recent police killings highlight inconsistencies between police reports and the facts. One former l…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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In a rare show of solidarity, Republicans and Democrats are working together to pass sweeping criminal justice reform in Michigan as the state's jail population grows
At a time when Michigan has become emblematic of our broken political system, lawmakers have come t…
J. Lester Feder
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Color of Change, pioneering racial-justice nonprofit, is plagued by allegations of sexual assault and bullying, ineffective leadership, and deep layoffs say sources
Sources at Color of Change say misconduct, ineffective leadership, and little internal accountabili…
Sean Campbell
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Rochester mayor pledges reforms after police killing of Daniel Prude
Daniel Prude was killed in March after police put a hood over his head, prompting him to lose consc…
Charles Davis
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Baltimore will no longer prosecute for drug possession, prostitution, or other low-level crimes after pandemic experiment 'success'
Baltimore officials said crime was down over the past year with the policies in place, despite othe…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Biden's bully pulpit is Democrats' best policing reform tactic as Congress grapples with Tyre Nichols' death
Congressional Democrats see Joe Biden as the best chance at making policing reform a national prior…
Warren Rojas,Nicole Gaudiano
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Ivanka Trump is mulling a political comeback that will focus on criminal justice reform, Axios says
Ivanka Trump was involved in the process leading up to multiple pardons and commutations in the fin…
Sophia Ankel
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Farewell, Bill de Blasio: Good riddance to the mayor who talked the talk but failed to walk the walk
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to change the city and stand up to the NYPD. He did not…