Prison Is Not a Neutral Punishment: Why Nonviolent Sentencing Requires a Burden of Proof
The criminal legal system treats incarceration as an acceptable default, even when the offense did not involve physical harm to…
Attorney Angelina Cummins Interim Suspended After Failing to Appear for Disciplinary Hearing
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed an interim suspension on Angelina Cummins (P78867) of Southfield, Michigan, effective August 7, 2025, after she failed to appear for…
Financial Hardship, Not Personal Failure, Drove Mental Health, Hunger, and Eviction During COVID
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, political rhetoric framed economic relief as generous, temporary, and sufficient. The story told was simple: people…
The Criminal Justice Serenity Prayer (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept the Dumpster Fire)
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can,…
The Justice System Didn’t Break in 2025. It Worked Exactly As Designed.
That truth is uncomfortable. It disrupts a story we rely on to stay unaccountable. Calling the system “broken” allows us to believe that harm is incidental, that outcomes are the result of neglect, oversight, or malfunction. It lets us talk about fixes without confronting foundations.
Aging Out of Crime: Why Commutation for Long-Serving Prisoners Improves Public Safety
You walk through life changing every year. You are not the same person you were at eighteen, twenty-five, or even…
Attorney Tyler N. Ross Suspended for Three Years Following Federal Felony Conviction
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered a three-year suspension of Tyler N. Ross (P75530) of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, following a consent discipline agreement arising from…
The Legal System Breaks Everyone—Including Those Who Run It
Without question, the American justice system punishes families long before it decides guilt. Most judges and prosecutors know and understand…
When the Phone Never Rings Long Enough: How Communication Failures Punish Families Without Cause
Update, 1/3/2026 Phone fixes are in progress at St. Louis, but Newberry Correctional is also experiencing similar phone issues, leading…
Michigan’s Aging Prison Population Shows We Ignore the Data on Crime and Age
Michigan officials are now sounding the alarm about an aging prison population. The framing suggests surprise, as if this outcome…
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