Law, Justice, Police

September 12, 2019 – Lee Friday …… A truly effective criminal justice system would be built on restitution, not imprisonment and punishment. Moreover, government-funded prisons have no incentive to rehabilitate prisoners since they receive funding regardless of outcomes. Continue reading →

September 3, 2019 – Chris Calton …… While repealing laws and police reforms are important in alleviating mass incarceration, the problem is likely to continue as long as prosecutors are permitted to operate with so few constraints. Continue reading →

August 26, 2019 – Chris Calton …… Qualified immunity is the clearest example that the rule of law is dead (or, perhaps, never existed); government officials live by one set of rules, and the rest of us live by another. Continue reading →

August 22, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Federal criminal prosecutions ought to be abolished and left to the states. But until that happens, abolishing the federal death penalty is a good place to start. Continue reading →

June 2, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Virtually all laws involve “legislating morality.” When people use this phrase they often really just mean “I want laws to back my version of morality, not yours.” Continue reading →

May 29, 2019 – Brian Miller …… As the police have militarized, their focus has shifted from keeping the peace to enforcing the law — an important difference. Continue reading →