Mass Incarceration on the Cheap
Fiscal arguments have only led to a reconfigured carceral state—one that replaces one type of punishment for another while still harming millions.
6 posts in ‘probation and parole’
Fiscal arguments have only led to a reconfigured carceral state—one that replaces one type of punishment for another while still harming millions.
After years of working in the system, a reformer and believer in government gives up on probation and parole.
The rise of pretrial e-carceration in San Francisco has created a new class of people for whom freedom remains elusive.
The growth of electronic monitoring has spawned a quagmire of hidden fines and fees from which people need a way out.
The criminal legal system is massively punitive toward people who commit sex offenses. How we treat them jeopardizes their health and safety — and our own.
The criminal legal system almost took my life from me. The anger that came after now fuels my life’s work.