Category: Criminal Law

Following mass incarceration and over-criminalization, up to 100 million Americans now have some type of criminal record. 

A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty

Following America’s failed experiment with mass incarceration and over-criminalization, an estimated 70 million to 100 million Americans now have some type of criminal record. While felony records carry the greatest stigma, in the digital era, any record—no matter how old or minor—can stand in the way of reentry, economic stability, and full participation in society. Continue reading “A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty”

Criminal Defense

Federal Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform

Criminal Justice Reform – The United States’ criminal justice system is broken. We have less than 5 percent of the world’s population but nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has crushing consequences: racial, social, and economic. It reinforces systemic patterns of racial inequity across our society, with vastly unequal treatment at every step. And it is not necessary to keep our communities safe. Continue reading “Federal Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform”