Europeans may be surprised to hear that basic rights, such as the right to a lawyer or a phone call, are only now being debated at the European level. Yet at the moment many countries in the region fail to provide them.
Posts Tagged “criminal justice”
-
2 comments
-
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has announced he is pulling the state out of the mass deportation program known as Secure Communities.
-
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California prisons provides policymakers with the opportunity to correct misguided sentencing policies and, in the process, to produce more effective public safety outcomes.
-
We believe that one person with one idea, at one moment in time and under the right circumstances, can make a difference.
-
A Louisiana judge recently sentenced a 35-year-old man to prison for the rest of his life—for marijuana. Setting aside the question of whether the punishment is ethically justified, let's look at whether it's smart.
-
In a video interview, Open Society Fellow Susan Burton talks about her work helping formerly incarcerated women in South Los Angeles turn their lives around.
-
Something strange is happening in Europe. After years of inaction, governments are suddenly getting serious about arrest rights. Why? The answer, in a word, is "Salduz."
-
It's an old story in Nigeria. Arrested, charged, and then...nothing. A recent study reported that more than 65% of Nigeria's prison population is being held awaiting trial—a legal limbo that, on average, lasts nearly four years. But a new initiative is working to change that.
-
John Thompson spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled there is no accountability for the prosecutors who covered up evidence and nearly got him executed.
-
Eliminating the disparity in sentencing for crack versus powdered cocaine offenses isn't a matter of being soft on crime. It's about fairness and sound public policy.