chloe cockburn
Program officer at Open Philanthropy working to end mass incarceration. Lawyer. Occupier. Painter. Opinions are my own.
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Amy Coney Barrett Promises Catholic Faith Won’t Interfere With Court’s Crushing Of The Poor, Downtrodden
WASHINGTON—In an effort to assure critics during her Senate confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett promised Monday that her Catholic faith’s tenets of generosity and humanity would not interfere with her duty on the...
Booking homeless Portlanders into jail is endless, expensive cycle that arrests don’t curb, but housing does
Since 2017, Portland police have arrested and booked into jail more homeless people each year, an analysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive found. But arresting and jailing people living on the street doesn’t measurably curtail crime. Instead, 84% of...
Ex-prisoners 'unlock the vote' in New Orleans, then cast ballots — some for first time
'This election is going to be a game changer for this city,' advocate says
See the Corrupt Court for What It Is
If you needed to know anything more about Amy Coney Barrett – I didn’t, but if you did – she...
chloe cockburn
"None of the GOP’s current policy priorities or rearchitecting of the constitutional order make sense without the assumption that winning majority elections is becoming increasingly hard and will only become harder for Republicans over time."
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HOW TRUMP COULD EXPLOIT ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE: Cable news networks have long treated Election Night like a Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve. This year, that could be dangerous.
An ex-cop is running as a reformer to unseat LA's first black district attorney
In one of police reform's most important elections, George Gascón is gaining support among progressives in the wake of George Floyd's death.
America's protest crackdown: five months after George Floyd, hundreds face trials and prison
Some protesters face stacked charges and threats of deportation; others have been charged with police assault with no reports of injuries
Police fatally shoot man in West Philly
The shooting occurred in the 6100 block of Locust Street.
How to Accommodate a Massive Surge in Absentee Voting
A surge in absentee voting is inevitable. Here are five steps to make sure the election still works.
Police Prosecutions and Punitive Instincts by Kate Levine :: SSRN
This Article makes two contributions to the fields of policing and criminal legal scholarship. First, it sounds a cautionary note about the use of individual pr
Can Biden Be Pushed Left? | Dissent Magazine
History suggests that what you see on the campaign trail, or even in a candidate’s past legislative record, is not necessarily what you get from a president once in power.
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks and partner food pantries distributes 4 billion meals a year. Find a food bank near you.
Thousands of Virginia prisoners could be released early under new earned sentence credit program - Virginia Mercury
State prison officials estimate that more than 14,000 inmates in Virginia could see their release dates moved up under legislation awaiting Gov. Ralph Northam’s signature. The bill, backed by General Assembly Democrats and unanimously opposed by GOP...
Noam Chomsky wants you to vote for Joe Biden and then haunt his dreams
The lion of the left on the pandemic, the election, the word Bernie Sanders needs to stop using, the Harper's letter, the 1619 Project, patriotism, and the greatest social movement in U.S. history
NYC families unable to have kids log into online classes fear being reported to child services for truancy
Some parents say their children are being unfairly targeted for virtual absences stemming from circumstances outside their control, including malfunctioning city-issued iPads and spotty internet in city homeless shelters.
How the waters off Catalina became a DDT dumping ground
A new generation of scientists have uncovered barrels containing DDT, a toxic pesticide banned decades ago, dumped into the deep ocean.
School Board Elections Are Confronting the School-to-Prison Pipeline
In Prince George’s County, Maryland, a push to remove armed police from schools could hinge on the outcome of local school board races.
Housing makes a difference in homeless arrest rate: How we analyzed the data
An analysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive found that homeless people who have even temporary housing are less likely to be booked into jail in Multnomah County than people living on the street. Here is how we crunched four years of data to report this...