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Judge's Preliminary Injunction Prevents Demand for Cash Bail From Some Under Arrest
A judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday that prevents the city of Los Angeles and the county from demanding cash bail from some people under arrest who are waiting for their arraignment.
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Why These Activists Want to Turn Jails Into Polling Places
Most jailed Americans are eligible to vote, but don’t actually have access to that legal right. Durrel Douglas of The Sentencing Project details how to change that.
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It's Legal to Vote From Jail, But Access is Limited
About 549,000 Americans are in the nation’s jails on a given day, according to The Sentencing Project. Jail inmates serving time for a misdemeanor or awaiting trial are eligible to vote, but there are barriers. It’s difficult to register, obtain an absentee ballot, or communicate with election officials. Durrel Douglas from The Sentencing Project joins LX News to discuss the...
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Floyd Family, Activists See Inequality as 3 Ex-Cops Get Sentences Below Guidelines
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.
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32 Years After He Was Wrongfully Convicted of Murdering a Friend, a San Francisco Man is Finally Free
After serving 32 years in jail for a murder he said he did not commit, a San Francisco man is free again.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Played a Part in Fighting Racist Drug Laws. What Does This Mean for the Future of SCOTUS?
Between 1986 and 2010, the U.S. justice system punished crack cocaine 100 times more than powder cocaine, despite them being two forms of the same drug. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was part of a group that worked to address the disparity.
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