Tag: Reform

All of the Above: Prosecutors alone won’t end mass incarceration. But their interventions can mean the world to people staring down the many harms of criminalization.

I’m grateful to the five contributors who graciously wrote such thoughtful responses to the short essay by James Forman, Jr., Maria Hawilo, and me, adapted from our forthcoming book Dismantling Mass Incarceration. I’m encouraged that people with such depth of experience agree that taking apart our system of mass incarceration requires grappling with the question of progressive prosecutors, though we may disagree about exactly what that will mean about their role in the long term.
— Read on inquest.org/all-of-the-above/

The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances

On any given day, approximately 514,000 people are held in local jails across the United States. Though defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, more than 80% of the jail population are awaiting trial and have yet to be convicted of a crime. Defendants accused of particularly serious violent crimes or who pose a credible threat to public safety may be detained in jail while awaiting trial. However, most defendants are entitled to pretrial release. Judges may impose conditions on a defendant’s release, such as electronic monitoring or supervision through a pretrial services agency.
— Read on reason.org/policy-brief/the-effects-of-cash-bail-on-crime-and-court-appearances/

Fears of a migrant crime wave are growing in NYC, but actual evidence is scant

Despite high-profile episodes, nothing in the data at this point suggests any broad-based or wide scale increases in crime is being driven by the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in New York City.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/10/fears-of-a-migrant-crime-wave-are-growing-in-nyc-but-actual-evidence-is-scant/