Mississippi Facing Small Government’s Big Bill
A $365 million bag of pain is about to hit the Mississippi legislature next January, and our own bad policy keeps filling new bags. The...
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Adam Lynch
- Oct 21
False Belief in Rising Crime Could Undermine Juvenile Justice Gains
A new report from the Sentencing Project warns that rising political pressure fueled by overblown public perception of crime could roll...
Adam Lynch
- Sep 1
Black Children Increasingly Turning to Suicide
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions says Black youth now have the fastest rising suicide rate among races. Information,...
Adam Lynch
- Aug 25
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Cronies Delete Black Public-School Libraries
After centuries of discouraging Black people from reading, the white appointee of a white governor is overseeing a plan to remove library...
Adam Lynch
- Jul 7
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Racially-biased Juries, Says Justice
The conservative U.S. Supreme Court has seemingly abandoned an earlier policy against depriving Black defendants of a fair unbiased jury....
Adam Lynch
- Jun 29
Texas Legislators Declare Prisoners Can Cook in State Prisons this Year
The Texas Legislature ended their session in May without investing in air conditioning for sweltering Texas prisons, which boosts the...
Adam Lynch
- Jun 23
Attorney Says Police Abuse in Rural Towns Likely Rampant
A Lexington, Mississippi attorney warns that small town political and cultural environments could cultivate piles of unreported police...
C. Dreams
- Jun 22
Unveiling the Financial Exploitation of Black and Brown Children in the Foster Care System
I entered Maryland's foster care system after my mother’s violent death in 1996. I grew up in a myriad of homes and facilities, without...
Adam Lynch
- May 11
‘Florida Man’ Declares War on Immigrant Law Students
The state of Florida combined its war on education with its battle against immigrant children this week in Senate Bill 1718, which...
Adam Lynch
- Apr 28
Derailing the path to Juvenile Problems is Easier than You Thought
Cincinnati Juvenile Court Judge Kari Bloom recently admitted that nearly every defendant in her courtroom has a history of childhood...
C. Dreams
- Apr 28
Traditional Prosecutors and Prisons Set Prisoners Up for Failure, Communities Pay the Cost
The principles driving our criminal justice system haven’t changed much in centuries. In the past, just about any crime under the sun was...
Adam Lynch
- Apr 22
The Death Penalty—Grandchild of Lynching—on Trial in Kansas
Let’s say you’re a Black woman who regularly takes time out of your work week to serve on the county jury when your circuit court mails...
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