Many states have taken measures to improve public safety while cutting wasteful criminal justice spending, but the federal system lags behind. State successes, particularly in Texas, provide the federal government with a model for reform.
Criminal Justice
In a two-tiered justice system, ordinary families suffer
The courthouse is a very bleak house, indeed. Injustice makes it so—especially when it’s justice for some, but not for all. One judge I know says she looks forward to the adoptions she officiates: “An adoption is just about the only time people come to the courthouse and everyone leaves happy,” she told me. “For...
August 4, 2023