February 16, 20225:00 AM ET CARRIE JOHNSON Twitter The federal courthouse in Brooklyn is seen on Feb. 4, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Federal prosecutors have been seeking to limit defendants’ rights to win compassionate release from prison in plea...
By Dan Fastenberg ‘Still can’t describe it’ -from prison to NY State Assembly NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) – As far as Eddie Gibbs knows, he is the first person elected to the New York State Legislature who previously served time in prison, but shortly...
INSIDE OUT In an age-old battle over local control, some legislators seek to wrest power from prosecutors who aim to curb mass incarceration ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When Deborah Gonzalez campaigned in 2020 to become the first Latina district attorney in...
A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system. By KERI BLAKINGER It is 11 a.m. on a Saturday and the sun is shining on the shores of Lake Conroe, where the woman once known as the First Lady of Huntsville, Texas, is standing...
Credit…Mark Pernice By David Lat Jan. 14, 2022 JUST PURSUIT A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness By Laura Coates THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE How America Criminalizes Black Youth By Kristin Henning Trial lawyers are storytellers — and they especially love telling...
