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March 5, 2024
“Playbook of Fear” Fails to Sway Voters in Austin and Houston DA Races
Daniel Nichanian
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February 22, 2024
Judges Play Musical Chairs on Arkansas’ Highest Court
Daniel Nichanian
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February 2, 2024
A Wave of States Reduce “Death by Incarceration” for Young Adults
Daniel Nichanian
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January 19, 2024
In Ohio, Uncontested Elections Worsen a Breakdown in Accountability for Prosecutors
Daniel Nichanian
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January 4, 2024
Twelve Questions Shaping Democracy and Voting Rights in 2024
Michael Barajas
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Alex Burness
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Daniel Nichanian
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Camille Squires
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December 12, 2023
The Thousands of Local Elections That Will Shape Criminal Justice Policy in 2024
Daniel Nichanian
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November 21, 2023
Democrats Held Off the GOP in Legislative Races This Year, Again Bucking Expectations
Daniel Nichanian
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November 10, 2023
Democrats’ Strong Election Night Will Likely Shield Ballot Access in Pennsylvania
Daniel Nichanian
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November 8, 2023
Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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October 26, 2023
Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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October 16, 2023
Louisiana Takes a Hard Swing to the Right
Daniel Nichanian
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October 3, 2023
The Five States Where Trifectas Are At Play in November
Daniel Nichanian
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September 22, 2023
With Impeachment Push, Wisconsin GOP Tests Bounds of Political Power
Daniel Nichanian
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August 30, 2023
An Iowa County Just Stopped An Election Denier from Overseeing 2024 Election
Daniel Nichanian
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August 22, 2023
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About State Supreme Courts
Daniel Nichanian
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Quinn Yeargain
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August 16, 2023
‘We Have a Right to Put It on the Ballot’: How Organizers Are Defending Direct Democracy
Daniel Nichanian
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August 14, 2023
In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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August 8, 2023
Tennessee Puts Voting Rights at the Whims of State Officials
Daniel Nichanian
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June 29, 2023
“Just an Opportunity to Come Home”
Daniel Nichanian
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June 9, 2023
Surprise After Supreme Court Saves What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act
Daniel Nichanian
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May 22, 2023
Tensions High on Bail and Policing as New Yorkers Elect DAs and Sheriffs
Daniel Nichanian
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May 17, 2023
Pennsylvania GOP Doubles Down on Election Deniers, Including a Fake Trump Elector
Daniel Nichanian
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May 5, 2023
“A Target on My Back”: New GOP Law Aims to Force Georgia Prosecutors’ Hands
Daniel Nichanian
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April 20, 2023
New York’s Highest Court Takes a Step to the Left, Maybe
Daniel Nichanian
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April 5, 2023
Liberals Flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court After Fifteen-Year Wait
Daniel Nichanian
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March 22, 2023
In Pennsylvania’s 2023 DA Races, There’s Already a Winner: Unopposed Prosecutors
Daniel Nichanian
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March 20, 2023
“An Attack on Direct Democracy in Arkansas”
Daniel Nichanian
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March 8, 2023
Oklahomans Reject Recreational Weed in Low-Turnout Election
Daniel Nichanian
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February 22, 2023
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Runoff Takes Shape as Referendum on Abortion and Democracy
Daniel Nichanian
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February 10, 2023
Mississippi Power Grab Heightens Focus on State’s Punitive Court System
Daniel Nichanian
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January 18, 2023
Alabama’s New Election-Denying Secretary of State Leaves Group That Helps States Clean Voter Rolls
Daniel Nichanian
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January 12, 2023
In Ohio’s Redistricting Redo, a New Justice and a New Speaker Will Steer the Ship
Daniel Nichanian
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December 23, 2022
Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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Michael Barajas
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December 22, 2022
Kathy Hochul Pushes New York’s Highest Court to the Right
Daniel Nichanian
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December 14, 2022
What Off Year? Hundreds of Local Elections Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2023
Daniel Nichanian
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November 29, 2022
In Legislative Elections, Democrats Defied Recent History
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2022
In Secretary of State Races, Election Deniers (Mostly) Lose
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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November 9, 2022
Minneapolis Elects a Career Public Defender as Its New Prosecutor
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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November 3, 2022
The 30 Prosecutor and Sheriff Races that Will Shape Criminal Justice Next Week
Michael Barajas
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Daniel Nichanian
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October 27, 2022
California’s 10 Most Critical Elections for Criminal Justice and Policing
Piper French
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Daniel Nichanian
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October 3, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Chief Justice, Part of a Court Majority to Shield Voting Rights, Died on Friday
Daniel Nichanian
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September 29, 2022
Your Guide to All 35 States Deciding Their Next Secretary of State
Daniel Nichanian
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Camille Squires
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September 9, 2022
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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September 7, 2022
Vermont Secretary of State Candidate Looks to Expand Ballot Access, but First She Faces an Election Denier
Daniel Nichanian
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August 25, 2022
Voters Oust Florida Judge Who Denied Teenager’s Abortion Request Because of Bad Grades
Daniel Nichanian
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August 19, 2022
Meet the First Election Denier Poised to Win for Secretary of State This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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August 5, 2022
Memphis Ousts DA and Judge Who Oversaw Its Notoriously Harsh Court System
Daniel Nichanian
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August 2, 2022
Tennessee DA Faces Voters, Months After Prosecuting Activist for Wanting to Vote
Daniel Nichanian
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July 14, 2022
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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June 13, 2022
“The Truth Was On My Side”: Election Official Beats Back Fraud Conspiracies
Daniel Nichanian
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June 8, 2022
Reformers Score a Prosecutor Win in Iowa
Daniel Nichanian
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June 8, 2022
South Dakotans Refuse to Weaken Ballot Initiatives, Keeping Hopes Alive for Medicaid Expansion
Daniel Nichanian
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May 25, 2022
Conservative Loses Bid to Oust Arkansas Supreme Court Justice
Daniel Nichanian
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May 18, 2022
Status Quo Prevails in North Carolina’s Criminal Justice Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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May 11, 2022
Your State-by-State Guide to the 2022 Supreme Court Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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May 4, 2022
Indiana Lawmakers Who Introduced Full Abortion Ban Lose GOP Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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May 3, 2022
What Will Your Local Prosecutor Do After Roe Falls?
Daniel Nichanian
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April 6, 2022
Wisconsin Voters Oust a Fake Trump Elector
Daniel Nichanian
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April 4, 2022
Fake Trump Elector Is Running in Wisconsin This Week, Alongside Other Big Lie Supporters
Daniel Nichanian
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March 29, 2022
California’s Midterms Bring Plenty of Forks in the Road for Criminal Justice Reforms
Daniel Nichanian
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March 28, 2022
“Designed to End Protesting”: Louisiana Supreme Court Makes Protesters Guilty by Association
Daniel Nichanian
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March 21, 2022
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh
Daniel Nichanian
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March 14, 2022
“The Goal Was to Scare People, but It Could Boomerang.”
Daniel Nichanian
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March 11, 2022
Public Defenders Shake Up Key Prosecutor Races from Arkansas to Oregon
Daniel Nichanian
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March 2, 2022
Big Wins for Big Lie Politics in Texas’s Republican Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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February 23, 2022
The DA Elections That Will Shape Prosecution in Texas This Year
Michael Barajas
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Daniel Nichanian
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February 18, 2022
Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico
Daniel Nichanian
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February 16, 2022
New Pardon Board Official Wants to Expand Clemency in Pennsylvania, Where Thousands Are Sentenced to Die in Prison
Daniel Nichanian
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February 8, 2022
In 2022, Intense Clashes Between Criminal Justice Reformers and Tough-On-Crime Foes
Daniel Nichanian
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June 16, 2021
How Alvin Bragg Rejects Bill Bratton and Broken Windows Policing
Daniel Nichanian
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June 10, 2021
Norfolk Elects Prosecutor Who Says Crime Is a “Symptom of Structural Racism”
Daniel Nichanian
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May 20, 2021
Wins for Larry Krasner and New Allies Signal Reformers’ Growing Reach
Daniel Nichanian
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May 18, 2021
Your Guide to Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania’s Elections Today
Daniel Nichanian
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May 7, 2021
Nevada Prosecutors Are Standing in the Way of Abolishing the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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April 19, 2021
This Public Defender Has Fought the Manhattan D.A.’s Office. Now She Wants To Lead It.
Daniel Nichanian
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April 8, 2021
She Lost Her Right to Vote Over A Felony. Now This Lawmaker Has Helped Enfranchise Thousands.
Daniel Nichanian
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March 26, 2021
The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains
Daniel Nichanian
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March 17, 2021
Landmark Rulings Show ‘Untapped Potential’ of State Courts To Advance Civil Rights
Daniel Nichanian
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March 11, 2021
‘Life Sentences Are Death Sentences.’ How This D.A. Candidate Wants to Decarcerate Manhattan
Daniel Nichanian
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February 23, 2021
Illinois Delays End of Prison Gerrymandering By a Decade
Daniel Nichanian
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February 5, 2021
Manhattan D.A. Candidate Explains Why She’ll Stop Prosecuting Drug Offenses And Sex Work
Daniel Nichanian
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January 19, 2021
In 2021, Don’t Sleep on Criminal Justice Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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January 13, 2021
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole
Daniel Nichanian
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December 18, 2020
How States Transformed Criminal Justice in 2020, and How They Fell Short
Daniel Nichanian
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December 9, 2020
Newly Elected Prosecutors Are Challenging the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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December 4, 2020
As Trump Departs, Some Democrats May Seek Cover to Maintain Ties with ICE
Daniel Nichanian
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November 12, 2020
ICE Suffered Blows in the South in Last Week’s Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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November 12, 2020
Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections in 2021: A Masterlist and Calendar
Daniel Nichanian
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November 5, 2020
How Criminal Justice Reform Fared at the Ballot Box on Tuesday
Daniel Nichanian
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Anna Simonton
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November 3, 2020
Austin and Orlando Elect Prosecutors Who Vow to Fight Mass Incarceration
Daniel Nichanian
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October 19, 2020
Your Guide to 30 Sheriff and Prosecutor Elections That Could Challenge Mass Incarceration
Daniel Nichanian
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October 9, 2020
These Twelve Elections Could Curb ICE’s Powers
Daniel Nichanian
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October 2, 2020
The Sheriff Candidate Who Is Challenging “The Poster Child for the Trump Administration”
Daniel Nichanian
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September 25, 2020
In Colorado’s D.A. Races, Disagreements Abound on Criminal Justice Reform
Daniel Nichanian
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September 14, 2020
Charleston Prosecutor Candidate Wants to “Shut Off the Mass Incarceration Mindset”
Daniel Nichanian
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September 9, 2020
Why a Suburban Illinois Prosecutor Candidate Is Drawing Inspiration From Protests
Daniel Nichanian
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August 28, 2020
In Massachusetts, the Democratic Party Shifts Toward Supporting Voting Rights for All
Daniel Nichanian
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August 25, 2020
Policing And Ties With ICE On The Menu In Norfolk County’s Sheriff Race
Daniel Nichanian
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August 19, 2020
Progressive Candidate Wins Orlando’s Primary for Prosecutor, and Four Other Florida Takeaways
Daniel Nichanian
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August 18, 2020
“Making Powerful People Feel Uncomfortable Is A Good Thing”: Enter Vermont’s High Bailiffs
Daniel Nichanian
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August 11, 2020
Wisconsin is Voting For Its D.A.s, But Democracy Is Not On The Ballot
Daniel Nichanian
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August 5, 2020
Progressives Score New Wins in Prosecutor Elections, Adding to the Movement’s Breadth
Daniel Nichanian
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August 3, 2020
Nine Elections This Week Could Upend Criminal Justice Nationwide
Daniel Nichanian
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July 28, 2020
Eleven Prosecutors Form a Progressive Alliance in Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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July 24, 2020
Honolulu’s Prosecutor Race Could Flip Hawaii’s Punitive Culture
Daniel Nichanian
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July 17, 2020
Jamaal Bowman Wants Democrats to Be the “Party of Dismantling Mass Incarceration”
Daniel Nichanian
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July 15, 2020
In Austin Prosecutor Races, Wins for the Left and a Milestone for Drug Decriminalization
Daniel Nichanian
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July 1, 2020
Oklahoma and Oregon Deliver Two Measures Of Relief For People Facing Poverty
Daniel Nichanian
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June 30, 2020
Austin D.A. Candidate Wants to Stop Sweeping Issues Under the Rug of Criminal Justice
Daniel Nichanian
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June 18, 2020
How Black Lives Matter is Shaping New York’s D.A. Elections: “Police and D.A.s Work Hand in Hand”
Daniel Nichanian
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June 12, 2020
Georgia Sheriff Who Cooperated with ICE Loses Re-Election Bid
Daniel Nichanian
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June 4, 2020
How Unequal Perceptions of Protest and Violence Shape Black Lives Matter
Daniel Nichanian
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June 1, 2020
New York Senator Makes the Case for Defunding the NYPD
Daniel Nichanian
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May 20, 2020
Progressive Winner in Portland D.A. Race Expects ‘Shock Waves’ in Oregon’s Punitive System
Daniel Nichanian
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May 15, 2020
“There’s an Appetite for Change” in Rural Counties, Says New Mexico D.A. Candidate
Daniel Nichanian
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May 15, 2020
New Mexico D.A.s United to Torpedo Reforms. The 2020 Elections Could Breach That Unanimity.
Daniel Nichanian
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May 15, 2020
Santa Fe’s D.A. Candidates Want to Wind Down the War on Drugs
Daniel Nichanian
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May 7, 2020
Oregon’s D.A. Elections Mock Democracy, Again
Daniel Nichanian
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April 30, 2020
A Powerful D.A. Fought New York’s Reforms. His Challenger Wants to Push Them Further.
Daniel Nichanian
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April 29, 2020
Cincinnati Voters Oust Sheriff Who Cooperated with ICE and Championed a New Jail
Daniel Nichanian
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April 23, 2020
Virginia Ends Prison Gerrymandering, the Latest Chapter in a Recent Tidal Wave
Daniel Nichanian
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April 17, 2020
Virginia Takes a Big Step Against Criminalizing Poverty
Daniel Nichanian
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April 16, 2020
Virginia Makes It Easier to Vote by Mail
Daniel Nichanian
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April 9, 2020
“Unconscionable”: New York Senator Denounces State’s Medicaid Cuts and Criminal Justice Reform Rollbacks
Daniel Nichanian
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April 2, 2020
“It Is Public Safety to Get People Out of Incarceration”: Q&A with Portland D.A. Candidate
Daniel Nichanian
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March 24, 2020
“Time Is of the Essence”: How States Can Shore Up Mail Voting
Daniel Nichanian
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March 23, 2020
Colorado Abolishes the Death Penalty and Ends Prison Gerrymandering
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2020
For Decarceration, Election Results Bring One Big Win and Some Prolonged Suspense
Daniel Nichanian
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February 28, 2020
Progressives See Super Tuesday as a Chance to Transform Los Angeles
Daniel Nichanian
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February 24, 2020
Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State
Daniel Nichanian
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February 14, 2020
D.A. Associations Should Own Up to the Splintering Politics of Prosecution
Daniel Nichanian
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February 13, 2020
Austin Prosecutor Candidate Wants to Cut His Budget and Avoid Jailing Anyone
Daniel Nichanian
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January 30, 2020
Blockbuster D.A. Races Rock Big Texas Counties, from Austin to Houston
Daniel Nichanian
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January 23, 2020
California Prosecutor Quits D.A. Association: “Let’s Accept Responsibility for The Mistakes We’ve Made”
Daniel Nichanian
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January 21, 2020
When New Jersey Next Redistricts, It Will Count Incarcerated People Where They Lived
Daniel Nichanian
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January 16, 2020
Where Are the (Reform) Candidates in Ohio?
Daniel Nichanian
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January 16, 2020
How Rachel Rossi Would Change the D.A.’s Role in Los Angeles: “It Takes a Public Defender”
Daniel Nichanian
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January 9, 2020
How George Gascón Wants to Reform Los Angeles and Achieve “the Lowest Level of Intervention”
Daniel Nichanian
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January 9, 2020
In Maryland, an Abrupt Change in Leadership Could Boost Sentencing and Parole Reform
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2019
From Marijuana to the Death Penalty, States Led the Way in 2019
Daniel Nichanian
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December 18, 2019
One Week’s Work: New Jersey and Kentucky Restore Voting Rights to More than 200,000
Daniel Nichanian
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December 12, 2019
The Prosecutorial Chronicles, Dec. 2019 edition: A Tale of Political Contrasts
Daniel Nichanian
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December 12, 2019
As Illinois Votes for Its Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys Say to Not “Just Go with the Flow”
Daniel Nichanian
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December 5, 2019
In 2020, Look at Sheriffs and Prosecutors Too
Daniel Nichanian
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November 27, 2019
Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections in 2020: A Masterlist and Calendar
Daniel Nichanian
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November 22, 2019
When People in Prison Can Vote, Officials “Treat Them With Some Respect”
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2019
As Michigan Raises the Age, Advocates Vow to Press for More Change
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2019
“This Is Where the Real Work Begins”: What Chesa Boudin’s Win Means for San Francisco
Daniel Nichanian
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November 7, 2019
Voters Beyond Big Cities Rejected Mass Incarceration in Tuesday’s Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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October 31, 2019
Your Guide to the 2019 Elections, in Six Questions
Daniel Nichanian
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October 24, 2019
“How Are You Keeping My Community Safe If You’re Stealing My Resources?”
Daniel Nichanian
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October 24, 2019
D.A.s Increasingly Treat Overdoses as Homicides. Will November Reel That In?
Daniel Nichanian
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October 17, 2019
Louisiana Sheriffs Have a Great Election Night
Daniel Nichanian
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October 17, 2019
Reform Candidates Face Pushback in Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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October 10, 2019
New York Adopted Pretrial Reforms. Its DA Races Will Decide Who Implements Them.
Daniel Nichanian
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October 4, 2019
A Public Defender, Running for D.A. in Pittsburgh, Wants to Join Forces with Philly’s Larry Krasner
Daniel Nichanian
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October 4, 2019
New Jersey Attorney General Bans ICE’s 287(g) Program
Daniel Nichanian
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September 26, 2019
Elections Could Expand Voting Rights This Fall. They Will Take Place in an “Intolerable Condition.”
Daniel Nichanian
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September 18, 2019
Prosecutors Roll Out Reforms in Four States
Daniel Nichanian
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September 18, 2019
In Louisiana, Sheriff Elections Will Shape ICE’s Reach
Daniel Nichanian
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September 18, 2019
California Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Criminal Justice Reforms
Daniel Nichanian
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September 12, 2019
Federal Judge Rebukes Houston DA for Using the Willie Horton Strategy
Daniel Nichanian
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September 6, 2019
“We Won’t Have People Stacked on Top of One Another in Prisons, in Cages”
Daniel Nichanian
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September 5, 2019
Illinois Bans ICE Program. But This Reform Is Not Yet Taking Off Elsewhere.
Daniel Nichanian
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August 29, 2019
In Mississippi, Candidates for Governor Split on Expanding Medicaid
Daniel Nichanian
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August 28, 2019
Longtime Public Defender Runs for Prosecutor to Fight “Family Separation”
Daniel Nichanian
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August 21, 2019
Governor’s Race Could Decide If Louisiana’s Prison Population Continues to Shrink
Daniel Nichanian
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August 14, 2019
Prosecutor Sends Staff to Prison, in a Bid to Counter Their Reflex to Incarcerate
Daniel Nichanian
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August 8, 2019
Two Candidates Run on Reform and Prevail in Mississippi DA Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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August 7, 2019
With New Law, Oregon Joins Wave of States Restricting or Halting the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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July 25, 2019
Oregon Overhauls Its Youth Justice System
Daniel Nichanian
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July 18, 2019
Hawaii Governor Sinks Criminal Justice Reforms, Allows Pot Decriminalization
Daniel Nichanian
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July 18, 2019
Will November Bring a “Wave” of Reform Prosecutors in Virginia?
Daniel Nichanian
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July 17, 2019
Virginia's 2019 Elections for Prosecutor and Sheriff: A Masterlist
Daniel Nichanian
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July 11, 2019
How Jody Owens Would Reform Mississippi’s “Truly Broken” Legal System
Daniel Nichanian
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July 11, 2019
Prince William County Is at a Crossroads, As Powerful Local Officials Retire
Daniel Nichanian
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July 10, 2019
Mike May, Running for Prosecutor in Prince William County, Lays Out His Positions
Daniel Nichanian
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July 2, 2019
Clock is Ticking to Fix Prison Gerrymandering
Daniel Nichanian
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July 2, 2019
Tiffany Cabán’s Success in Queens Shines Spotlight on Grassroots Organizing
Daniel Nichanian
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June 20, 2019
Alabama Bars Sheriffs from Pocketing Food Funds
Daniel Nichanian
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June 19, 2019
The Queens D.A. Race Shakes Up New York's Legal System: "This is Just the Beginning"
Daniel Nichanian
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June 13, 2019
Colorado Governor Opposed Banning ICE Contracts. But They May Already Violate State Law.
Daniel Nichanian
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June 12, 2019
In Key Virginia Primaries, Winners Ran on Ending Mass Incarceration
Daniel Nichanian
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June 6, 2019
Tuesday's Elections Could Overhaul Prosecution in Northern Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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June 6, 2019
Legalized Pot, Reduced Sentences: Three States Reform Their Drug Laws
Daniel Nichanian
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May 31, 2019
A Double Blow to Disenfranchisement
Daniel Nichanian
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May 30, 2019
“It Is Not Smart to Focus on Prosecuting Victimless Crimes like Drug Possession:” A Q&A with Amy Ashworth
Daniel Nichanian
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May 30, 2019
New Hampshire Abolishes the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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May 23, 2019
Mixed Results for Criminal Justice Reformers in Pennsylvania Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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May 23, 2019
A Trio of Reforms in Washington State
Daniel Nichanian
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May 23, 2019
"It Undermines Communities to be Seeking Convictions for Nonviolent Misdemeanor Offenses:" An Interview with Tracey Lenox
Daniel Nichanian
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May 16, 2019
Foreclosures and ICE Are on the Menu in Philadelphia’s Sheriff Election
Daniel Nichanian
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May 16, 2019
Pittsburgh’s DA Election Showcases ‘Fundamental Disagreement’
Daniel Nichanian
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May 6, 2019
How We Count People Skews Political Power
Vaidya Gullapalli
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Daniel Nichanian
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May 2, 2019
“A Sliver of Light”: Maine’s Top Election Official on Voting From Prison
Daniel Nichanian
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May 1, 2019
Debate on Felony Disenfranchisement Is Already Here in State Legislatures Around the Country
Daniel Nichanian
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April 30, 2019
Bernie Sanders Explains Why He Supports Voting Rights for All Citizens
Daniel Nichanian
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April 25, 2019
Advocates Press States to Recognize that Young Adults Can Change Too
Daniel Nichanian
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April 18, 2019
An Interview with Steve Descano: “Ending Mass Incarceration” Requires “a Systemic Approach”
Daniel Nichanian
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April 18, 2019
New Yorkers from Queens to Rochester Vote for Prosecutor This Year: A First Preview
Daniel Nichanian
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April 17, 2019
New York's 2019 Elections for Sheriff and DA: A Masterlist
Daniel Nichanian
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April 11, 2019
New York Sheriff Who Joined ICE Program May Coast to Re-Election
Daniel Nichanian
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April 10, 2019
Why New Jersey’s Sheriff Elections Matter
Daniel Nichanian
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April 4, 2019
How Public Transit, State Reform, and DA Practices Can Counter Driver’s License Suspensions
Daniel Nichanian
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March 27, 2019
What Are the Prospects for an Initiative on Rights Restoration in Mississippi?
Daniel Nichanian
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March 27, 2019
Stage Is Set for Pennsylvania's DA Elections: A Preview
Daniel Nichanian
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March 27, 2019
Rachael Rollins Announces New D.A. Policies in Boston
Daniel Nichanian
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March 25, 2019
Pennsylvania's 2019 Elections for District Attorney: A Masterlist
Daniel Nichanian
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March 21, 2019
Twin Cities Prosecutors Roll Out New Marijuana Policies
Daniel Nichanian
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March 21, 2019
Reformers Push to Expand and Automate Expungement
Daniel Nichanian
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March 14, 2019
Jacksonville Kicks Off 2019’s Sheriff Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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March 14, 2019
States Move to Halt the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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March 14, 2019
More Diversion, Fewer Charges: Delaware Attorney General Reforms Prosecution
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Hawaii Proposal to End Disenfranchisement Stalls as Advocates Vow to Press Ahead
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Mississippi Sets Up Its DA Elections, and Only Five Are Contested This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Mississippi’s 2019 Elections for District Attorney: A Masterlist
Daniel Nichanian
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February 28, 2019
Reformers Target Life Imprisonment and Sentences of Life Without Parole
Daniel Nichanian
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February 28, 2019
Yet Another North Carolina Sheriff Restricts Cooperation with ICE
Daniel Nichanian
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February 22, 2019
“The Commonwealth’s Attorney Has a Very Holistic Role”: An interview with Virginia Candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti
Daniel Nichanian
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February 21, 2019
Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty Fails in Wyoming
Daniel Nichanian
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February 14, 2019
Colorado’s Teller County Cooperates with ICE, but Legislation Could Forestall This
Daniel Nichanian
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February 14, 2019
In North Carolina, Forsyth County’s New Sheriff Restricts Cooperation with ICE
Daniel Nichanian
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February 7, 2019
Prosecutors Announce New Marijuana Policy in Illinois, Maryland, and Missouri
Daniel Nichanian
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February 7, 2019
Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Restoring Voting Rights, but Organizers Are Not Waiting
Daniel Nichanian
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January 31, 2019
Democratic Primary to Replace Northampton DA John Morganelli Takes Form
Daniel Nichanian
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January 25, 2019
Advocates Make Case for How Marijuana Legalization Should Tackle Equity
Daniel Nichanian
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January 17, 2019
Two ICE Partnerships Come to an End in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County, Unexpectedly
Daniel Nichanian
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January 10, 2019
New Mexico Legislation Would Eliminate Felony Disenfranchisement
Daniel Nichanian
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January 10, 2019
In Northwest Arkansas, Activists Organize Against ICE’s 287(g) Program
Daniel Nichanian
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January 4, 2019
Plenty of Prosecutors and Sheriffs Will Be Elected in 2019, Too
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2018
Larry Krasner Quit Pennsylvania’s DA Association. What Does Group Stand For?
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2018
Nevada Eases Rights Restoration
Daniel Nichanian
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December 19, 2018
How Activists Helped Change St. Louis: An Interview with Cassandra Gould
Daniel Nichanian
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December 13, 2018
Will Anyone Run for District Attorney in Wisconsin?
Daniel Nichanian
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December 13, 2018
What Does it Mean to Take Politics Out of Prosecution?
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
How Do New Jersey Counties Still Partner with ICE?
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
Looming Appointments Could Alter Florida Supreme Court’s Sentencing Outlook
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
In the Wake of Amendment 4: Spotlight on Disenfranchisement in Kentucky
Daniel Nichanian
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November 29, 2018
New Prosecutors Elected in Two Populous New Hampshire Counties
Daniel Nichanian
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November 28, 2018
In the Wake of Amendment 4: Spotlight on Disenfranchisement in Mississippi
Daniel Nichanian
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November 28, 2018
How Medicaid Expansion and Criminal Justice Reform Boosted Each Other in 2018
Daniel Nichanian
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November 15, 2018
On the Challenges of Running As a Reform Prosecutor in Oklahoma
Daniel Nichanian
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November 14, 2018
New Hampshire Inches Closer to Abolishing the Death Penalty
Daniel Nichanian
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November 9, 2018
Voters Restrict ICE’s Reach in Key Counties around the Nation
Daniel Nichanian
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October 10, 2018
Local Cooperation with ICE Is on These Counties’ Ballot in Nov. 2018
Daniel Nichanian
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