Crime

The New Abolitionists

Is prison abolition possible? Desirable? Or does it miss the real problem with our criminal justice system?

By Jonathan Blanks

A roundtable discusses recent incremental victories, how the movement has changed in the last decade, and what’s next.

The Future of Gun Reform

By Jennifer Mascia Greg Jackson Jr. Po Murray Igor Volsky Garen Wintemute

Boudin and the Complexity of Reform Politics

Despite the Chesa Boudin recall making national headlines, states will likely continue experimenting with approaches to their area-specific problems. Criminal justice reform in our highly decentralized system isn't over. 

By Jonathan Blanks

Why Police Still Need Monitoring

And what Attorney General Jeff Sessions doesn't get about the great achievements of the DOJ he is inheriting.

By Roy L. Austin, Jr.

The War on Drugs Has Made Policing More Violent

What can be done to curb the excessive and, sometimes, predatory policing that has emerged from the Drug War?

By Jonathan Blanks