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Gideon at 60: Deconstructing Mass Supervision Dec 16, 2023

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Vincent Schiraldi used to run probation in New York City; now he’s asking whether probation should even exist. Schiraldi says some of the roots of mass supervision—and its connection to mass incarceration—can be found in a surprising place: the Supreme Court’s 1963 Gideon decision. It recognized, but failed to adequately support, a poor person’s right to a lawyer.

Hear the final episode in our “Gideon at 60” series.

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Gideon at 60: Uncivil Justice Nov 16, 2023

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A profile of the fight to secure lawyers for people facing eviction and the radical impact that is having in Housing Court. With its 1963 Gideon decision, the Supreme Court guaranteed a lawyer to any poor person facing prison time. For criminal cases, the decision was both sweeping and critically incomplete. On the civil side, the campaign for a right-to-counsel is taking a different approach—it’s slow and piecemeal, but it’s also working.

This is the second episode in our series on the legacy of the Gideon decision. Hear the first episode here.

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Gideon at 60: The Unfunded Mandate Apr 04, 2023

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Sixty years on from a landmark Supreme Court decision, how can public defenders organize for genuine change?

When Young People Go to Prison for Life Feb 14, 2023

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Rather than arrests and incarceration, what do young people who commit harm actually need?

Emphasizing the Harms Nov 04, 2022

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A recent training for Manhattan prosecutors was a drumbeat on the harms of incarceration; hardly the typical message prosecutors receive. It was part of a wider effort by D.A. Alvin Bragg to expand the use of alternatives such as treatment and restorative justice. But in a newly-cramped climate for criminal justice reform, can that effort become a reality?

Evicting Evictions Jun 28, 2022

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Housing is a human right. What if we designed our systems—beginning with Housing Court—to embody that?

Reform and Its Discontents May 09, 2022

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What if much of what is packaged today as "reforms" to the criminal legal system are extending, not countering, that system's harmful effects?

Why Data Doesn’t Stick Mar 24, 2022

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Data makes a powerful case against the criminal justice status quo, but who's listening?

Can We Close Rikers? Jan 25, 2022

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NYC has pledged to close its notorious Rikers Island jail by 2027, but obstacles abound.

The Question of Dirty Work Nov 22, 2021

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Have we placed people working to offer mental health treatment behind bars in a situation where it's impossible to practice ethical care?

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