Playing with Originalism
Should advocates looking to unwind our nation’s punitive excesses engage a Supreme Court that set them in motion?
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Should advocates looking to unwind our nation’s punitive excesses engage a Supreme Court that set them in motion?
A PBS series on reentry is exposing audiences to how people leaving prison grow, heal, and thrive despite their past.
Abolition and public health go hand in hand. Organizers are embracing both as they pursue decarceral projects that center everyone’s well-being.
Taking criminal law out of immigration enforcement is a step toward safer, healthier communities. But is it enough?
Probation and parole in the United States don’t work. A longtime reformer and advocate has drawn a blueprint to end them.
Community-based gun violence prevention is at a crossroads. A group in Chicago shows how abolition may hold the key to its future.
After years of working in the system, a reformer and believer in government gives up on probation and parole.
A reflection from the founding editors of Inquest on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the publication.
The Supreme Court doesn’t need another Stephen Breyer. It needs someone who can openly confront the immorality of our criminal legal system.
A note from our founding editors
On July 12, 2021, the Washington State Department of Corrections issued an updated prison closure […]