Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Origins of American Capital Punishment The United States has a long and largely undocumented history of capital punishment. The origin… Read more “The US Federal Government and Capital Punishment”
Category: Criminal Justice Policy
A Carceral Capital: Washington, D.C.’s Unique Criminal Justice Systems
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The capital of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, has a higher incarceration rate than any… Read more “A Carceral Capital: Washington, D.C.’s Unique Criminal Justice Systems”
Restoring Voting Rights: Did Florida’s Amendment 4 Go Far Enough?
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The 2018 midterm elections introduced many justice reform initiatives on ballots around the United States. Nearly 70 percent of… Read more “Restoring Voting Rights: Did Florida’s Amendment 4 Go Far Enough?”
Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the last few days of the Obama administration, former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Acting Director Thomas R.… Read more “Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates”
How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic
Thomas J. Rachko, Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In 2017, more than 72,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses. This alarming statistic… Read more “How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic”
Volume 25 Now Online
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our contributors and editorial staff, Volume 25 of Policy Perspectives is now available online and in print. Volume 25… Read more “Volume 25 Now Online”
Cash Bail and Poverty
Kelly Straub, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives On average, 730,000 people are held in jail each day, a number that tripled in the past 25 years. Many… Read more “Cash Bail and Poverty”
“Necessary Force”: How California Seeks to Save Lives with One Word
Elizabeth Sherwood, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives From Ferguson to Sacramento, fatal police shootings are becoming more frequently discussed. Tensions between police and constituents, particularly in minority… Read more ““Necessary Force”: How California Seeks to Save Lives with One Word”
GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation
Our three stories follow policy news hidden beneath the headlines. co-Host Eli Richman digs into tariffs on Chinese products. What does a trade deficit mean and why… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation”
Notes from the Policy Field: Movie Screening on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System
Event: Live at Urban: For Ahkeem: A Screening and Discussion on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System Event effectiveness rating: 5 stars (out of 5)… Read more “Notes from the Policy Field: Movie Screening on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System”
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