National Cry For Criminal Justice Reform; Bipartisan Reform Effort Misguided; Drone Rules Omit Warrants

A National Cry for Criminal Justice Reform. More Americans than ever, across a transpartisan spectrum, now understand that incarceration-as-usual isn’t working.

“Bipartisan” Criminal Justice Reform: A Misguided Merger. The new Coalition for Public Safety provides “bipartisan” cover for a right-wing, libertarian, neoliberal criminal justice reform agenda that quietly emphasizes privatization, deregulation and states’ rights. Meanwhile, it remains silent about the structural racism and economic violence that fuel the community-to-corrections and school-to-prison pipelines.

Proposed Rules Regulating Domestic Drone Use Lack Police Warrant Requirement. As the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House release proposed rules for the commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, civil liberties groups warn that the rules still contain loopholes that, if not addressed through legislation, would allow law enforcement agencies to deploy domestic drones without a warrant.