by lindaoppenheim | Nov 8, 2017 | Article
Sam Levene reports on the first time voting experience of some of the 168,000 former felons in Virginia whose rights were restored by Gov. Terry McAuliffe. McAuliffe’s Lt. Governor, Ralph Northam, won the election to succeed him and pledges to continue the...
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 11, 2016 | Article
In his analysis of differential treatment of blacks and whites by the criminal justice system, Crittenden cites two studies: A 2014 study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that, at the federal level, African Americans and Latinos receive sentences that are...