Last week, I blogged in support of reviving private criminal prosecutions. The state’s monopoly on bringing criminal charges arose late historically and prosecutors have often failed to show victims the responsiveness they deserve. My piece quickly met with pushback, especially from libertarians concerned about expanding the criminal legal system’s overreach and coercion using the guise of victims’ rights. I write again to offer a clarification, a qualification, and a challenge.
— Read on www.cato.org/blog/victims-rights-private-prosecutors-responding-critics
Tag: Reform
What new California Supreme Court ruling means for bail- CalMatters
A new California Supreme Court ruling encourages judges to take someone’s ability to pay bail into account when setting an amount.
— Read on calmatters.org/justice/2026/04/bail-california-supreme-court-2/
Releasing 12,000 shoplifters shows limits of progressive policing
Releasing 12,000 shoplifters shows limits of progressive policing
— Read on unherd.com/newsroom/releasing-12000-shoplifters-shows-limits-of-progressive-policing/
As Texas Restricts Cashless Bail, More People Will Be Jailed for Months Based on an Accusation | The Marshall Project
Texas’ Big Push to Restrict Cashless Bail
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/28/texas-houston-jail-bail-tennessee
Vital City | What To Do (and Not To Do) About People in Crisis on Streets and Subways
How can the toughest problems of urban life be addressed in a serious, sustained way? The purpose of this series, which began with “What To Do (and Not To Do) About Subway Safety” and will continue with installments on disorder, policing and other topics, is to deliver to policymakers the best ideas distilled into steps that can be taken now and longterm changes that must undergird sustained achievement.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/what-to-do-about-people-in-crisis-on-streets-and-subways
No, New York’s Bail Reform Has Not Made Us Safer
A new study vindicates its critics.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-bail-reform-crime-public-safety
With Alvin Bragg’s re-election under a Mayor Mamdani, ‘justice’ in NYC is about to get worse
While Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has gotten the lion’s share of the media attention these last several weeks, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg quietly sailed through his reelection bid, securing more than 70% of the vote.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/11/05/opinion/with-alvin-braggs-re-election-under-a-mayor-mamdani-justice-in-nyc-is-about-to-get-worse/
Blue city ‘violence prevention’ activists keep catching violent charges – The Daily Bo Snerdley
Blue city ‘violence prevention’ activists keep catching violent charges – The Daily Bo Snerdley
— Read on thedailybs.com/2025/11/08/blue-city-violence-prevention-activists-keep-catching-violent-charges/
Exclusive | Tessa Majors’ young killer locked up at Rikers for assault
The 13-year-old arrested in the infamous stabbing death of Barnard student Tessa Majors has continued his life of violence — thanks to the Raise the Age law — with an attempted murder and an assault on a jail guard added to his growing rap sheet.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/10/26/us-news/tessa-majors-young-killer-locked-up-at-rikers-for-assault/
For Most Women Who Give Birth in Prison, “The Separation” Soon Follows | The Marshall Project
Introducing “Tutwiler,” a Marshall Project/Frontline documentary about incarcerated women who support each other through pregnancy, labor and saying goodbye to their newborns.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/06/the-separation
Future of Policing 