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The police should not create crime
USA Today / Katie Tinto In September 2012, an undercover police officer who went by the name Dan posed as a...
Rural Communities Needlessly Risk Covid-19 From Prisons
Forbes, Judy Stone In the beautiful Appalachian Mountains between Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, with a population of 85 (2010),...
DA vows to not solicit police union endorsement
San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar is not up for reelection this year. But if she does seek...
Brooklyn DA is sole city prosecutor to swear off law enforcement union contributions
Just one of the citys five district attorneys signed on to a call Monday to reject endorsements and cash...
Bexar County District Attorney joins national call to end police union endorsements
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales joined over 40 officials from across the country calling on district attorneys and state...
Ulster County DA Clegg says he won’t accept election backing or money from police unions
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg has pledged to not accept campaign endorsements or contributions from police...
Siemon joins prosecutors pledging to not take funding, endorsements from police unions
LANSING Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon has joined a group of more than 40 prosecutors across the nation who say...
Top State Cops Tell Congress To Legalize Marijuana As New Poll Shows Strong Voter Support
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment Four state attorneys general and about 50 other current and former law enforcement officials sent...
Marilyn Mosby, other criminal justice leaders discuss decriminalization of marijuana
Brandon Ingram, WMAR BALTIMORE Baltimore City States Attorney Marilyn Mosby joined other criminal justice leaders to talk about...
Most Americans Say U.S. Should Stop Business Mergers During Pandemic
Aila Slisco, Newsweek A new poll finds that a majority of likely voters would support putting a temporary halt...
Progressive reformers won big in Travis County. What’s next for the criminal justice system?
Chris Chu de León, Texas Signal On day one, were going to end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses...
Justice Organizations Call on California Gov. Newsom to Act Now To Reduce State Prison COVID-19 Risks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com A coalition of more than 20 California justice organizations sent a letter to California Gov....