Criminal Justice

April 20, 2022

Portland Plays the Bogeyman in Neighboring DA Race

Alex Zielinski,

Faced with a progressive challenger in the May election, the DA of Oregon’s suburban Washington County has taken to demonizing the state’s largest city.

April 6, 2022

The Movement to Decarcerate Los Angeles Targets Judicial Elections

April 15, 2022

Sentencing Reform Divides Charlotte DA Race

The Latest

March 14, 2022

“The Goal Was to Scare People, but It Could Boomerang.”

Daniel Nichanian,

The Latest

March 28, 2022

“Designed to End Protesting”: Louisiana Supreme Court Makes Protesters Guilty by Association

Daniel Nichanian,

The Latest

March 29, 2022

California’s Midterms Bring Plenty of Forks in the Road for Criminal Justice Reforms

Daniel Nichanian,

Long Reads

Vacancies and Zombie Commissioners Leave Opening for Parole Reform in New York

Nick Pinto,

New Pardon Board Official Wants to Expand Clemency in Pennsylvania, Where Thousands Are Sentenced to Die in Prison

Daniel Nichanian,

Waiting for a Second Look

Will Lennon,

Who Elects their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2022?

Our Bolts resource has the answers. Under the hood of the federal midterms, 2022 will shape criminal legal institutions around the nation with more than 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff.

California Elections

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February 10, 2022

Longstanding Grievances Between Prosecutor and Public Defender Boil Over in California DA Race

Nevada Elections

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February 14, 2022

DA Candidate Vows to End Death Sentences In Las Vegas, a Capital Punishment Stronghold

Texas Elections

March 2, 2022

Greg Casar Wins Congressional Primary, Defying Attacks on Criminal Justice Reforms He Championed in Austin

Michael Barajas,

Policing

Michelle Wu Boston

February 11, 2022

A New Mayor Makes Boston the Latest Test Case on Confronting Police Violence

Rights Restoration

February 18, 2022

Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico

Daniel Nichanian,

Gun Violence

February 24, 2022

Eric Adams’s Gun Violence Plan Looks a Lot Like Bill de Blasio’s

Upcoming Elections

Public Defenders Shake Up Key Prosecutor Races from Arkansas to Oregon

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DA Candidate Vows to End Death Sentences In Las Vegas, a Capital Punishment Stronghold

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Longstanding Grievances Between Prosecutor and Public Defender Boil Over in California DA Race

The DA Elections That Will Shape Prosecution in Texas This Year

Criminal Justice Elections

In 2022, Intense Clashes Between Criminal Justice Reformers and Tough-On-Crime Foes

Eight big election questions that will shape the future of criminal punishment and mass incarceration

Daniel Nichanian,