After six years and 150+ interviews, Criminal Injustice is wrapping up. Dave and producer Josh...
As listeners know, Dave has a great day job: teaching law school. On this special episode we’ll...
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On Criminal Injustice, we’ve examined a host of changes and reforms that have altered the...
#149 Closing the Circle on an Unjust Sentence
In Episode 55, we brought you a conversation with Kevin Sharp: a former federal judge who gave it...
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Grand juries are a handy tool for prosecutors, providing a ready pretext for any potentially...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced in January that he will retire this year, giving...
#148 Criminalizing Black Youth
The criminal legal system has left us with too little justice, and too much mass incarceration,...
Bonus: SCOTUS Considers Texas Abortion Law
This month the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning enforcement of the controversial...
#147 As Murder Rises, What Works?
The news is out: 2020 saw a 30% rise in murders, nationwide. 2021 isn’t looking good, either....
#146 Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona was larger than life – America’s Toughest Sheriff. But when he...
Bonus: Supreme Court Session Preview
Dave previews some of the big cases coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this session -- first...
#146 Public Defense and Criminal Justice Reform
We know that every part of the criminal justice system needs transformational change. We’ve...
Bonus: What's Behind Rising Murder Rates?
While crime remains down overall, over the last year we've seen a startling spike in the U.S....
#144 To Blame or to Learn? Sentinel Event Reviews of Police Action
When something goes catastrophically wrong with a police action, we ask whose fault it was. Who...
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#143 Alternatives to Police Response: Denver’s STAR Program
As the country looks for better alternatives to police for people in crisis, Eugene, Oregon’s...
Read This: The Opposite of Accountability
A pair of articles in USA Today (paywall) and the New York Times raises the question: do police...
#142 Public Safety Alternatives: CAHOOTS
When people experience a mental health crisis or homelessness, the best person to help may not be...
Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes in September 2021. Until then, we're reposting some...
Bonus: Is Congressman Mo Brooks the dumbest lawyer in America?
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is suing his chambermate, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), over the latter's...
#135 A Break in Belonging (reprise)
Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes in September 2021. Until then, we're reposting some...