by Matt Clarke

Studies have shown that racial minorities are overrepresented among the known wrongful convictions. But even this simple and easily provable statement runs afoul of several difficulties, including a lack of clear definitions for key terms.

The meaning of “race” is not clearly defined. Further, perhaps due to ...

What Mass. lawmakers can learn from the battle to end death by incarceration across the country

by Jean Trounstine, DigBoston, March 3, 2020

With 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States is the world’s largest jailer. Yet after decades of holding this dubious honor, many Americans have begun ...

by Michael Kwet, The Intercept

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There’s widespread concern that video cameras will use facial recognition ...