Criminal justice
People and orgs covering the criminal justice system and related topics
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@planspark.bsky.social
@quattronecenter.org
National research and policy hub at the University of Pennsylvania, created to correct errors and catalyze long-term structural improvements to the US criminal justice system. Visit https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/quattronecenter/
@walterkatz.bsky.social
At the intersection of tech & justice. Defender of the rule of law. Enemy of state violence. Ex: public defender>police oversight>city hall>tech>philanthropy | Opinions are mine MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/walter-katz/articles Signal: walter.94
@derecka.bsky.social
rooting for everyone resisting oppression | slowly transitioning from social media | get connected at my website derecka.com/contact | author, Becoming Abolitionists
@klasfeldreports.com
Editor in chief and co-founder of @www.allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
@chrisgelardi.bsky.social
Exasperated journalist investigating the criminal-legal system for @nysfocus.bsky.social. Also The Intercept, The Nation, many more. He/him. Send tips ⬇️ https://linktr.ee/chrisgelardi
@radleybalko.bsky.social
Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow. Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Forthcoming book: The Defenders (Spring 2026) Substack: radleybalko.substack.com Signal: radleybalko.52
@elizaorlins.bsky.social
Career public defender • Survivor & Amazing Racer • Fueled by rage at injustice • she/her
@cjciaramella.bsky.social
Jeopardizing the good order and security of institutions for Reason Magazine. I report on prisons, policing, and civil liberties. Email: [email protected], [email protected]. Signal: cjciaramella.68
@famm.org
FAMM | Helping transform America’s criminal justice system by uplifting the voices of impacted families & individuals. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements
@jduffyrice.bsky.social
i write things and think about prisons. i live in atlanta. i read a lot.
@johnpfaff.bsky.social
Professor at Fordham Law. Prisons and criminal justice quant. I'm not contrarian, the data are. Author of Locked In. New stuff at johnfpfaff.com.
@burness.bsky.social
Reporter for @boltsmag.org covering voting rights, democracy, and criminal justice at the local and state levels. Previously @denverpost.com. Support local journalism. Signal: burness.02
@elizabethweill.bsky.social
Reporter @theappeal.org. I report on prison and jail conditions and wrongful convictions, in particular Shaken Baby Syndrome cases. Free Palestine. Anti-Zionist Jew. she/her [email protected].
@ash-prashar.bsky.social
Political Strategist. Human Rights Activist. Writer. Fmr. Mid East Envoy Advisor Fmr. Global CMO R/GA Fellow the Royal Society of Arts Boards of Just Leadership and RBIJ Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@inquest.bsky.social
An online magazine for ideas to end mass incarceration in its many forms. Sign up for our newsletter: https://inquest.org/subscribe-follow/
@megoconnor.bsky.social
Reporter covering cops and prosecutors for @theappeal.org, a worker-led newsroom. Free Palestine. I also love hiking and baking. she/they 🏳️🌈 https://linktr.ee/megoconnor13
@xlenc.bsky.social
Geographer. California apologist. Writing about prison history, ecology, labor, and capitalism.
@billybinion.bsky.social
Journalist. Criminal justice & government accountability. Yes, this is my real name.
@daniwelch.bsky.social
Public defender in NYC, specializing in ending pre-trial detention. #CloseRikers #UAW Region 9A, Local 2325 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 (and all humans everywhere) Occasional cat & dog pictures, mostly rage. pronouns: she/her
@psfrench.bsky.social
reporting on prisons, jails, DAs for Bolts. freelance magazine work: NYRB, NYmag, Aperture, Lux, Drift, Nation [email protected] -> psfrench.com en/es/fr
@prisonwatch.bsky.social
Supporting positive changes in society for a world with less and less incarceration, and highlighting human rights abuses in prisons. Also on: https://mas.to/@prisonwatch
@curbprisons.bsky.social
We are a coalition of over 80 organizations working to reduce the number of incarcerated people in California, reduce the number of jails and prisons in our state and shift wasteful spending away from incarceration and toward healthy community investments.
@incarcernation.com
Database of all police killings updated daily is linked below. News and updates in and about the police state we live in.
@innocenceproject.bsky.social
We work to help free innocent people from prison and reform the criminal legal system.
@justicela.bsky.social
A grassroots coalition of community members and organizations leading the fight to abolish carceral systems in LA County.
@prisonpolicy.org
Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://prisonpolicy.org/subscribe/
@brennancenter.org
We work to build a United States that is democratic, just, and free — for all. Visit BrennanCenter.org.
@lilianasegura.bsky.social
Journalist covering prisons and harsh sentencing. More fun than I sound. https://theintercept.com/staff/liliana-segura/
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social
An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories. https://bit.ly/4lbdmXU
@pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social
Attorney. End mass criminalization. Keep protesting. @pdxlawgrrrl on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/pdxlawgrrrl
@jesspish.bsky.social
she/her Book on sheriffs & democracy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko/ Repped by @rhaliterary DM for Signal or email [email protected] “Women aren’t typically this crazy about politics.”
@scotthech.bsky.social
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Supporting local coalitions to tell more compelling stories and work better together. My org: https://ZEALO.US
@theappeal.org
We are a worker-run newsroom reporting on the harms of the criminal legal system. You can support our work here: https://theappeal.org/donate/ Sign up for our newsletter: https://theappeal.org/newsletter-subscribe/
@keribla.bsky.social
Reporter: LA Times. Author: Corrections in Ink. New America fellow. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
@prisonculture.bsky.social
co-founder of various organizations: Interrupting Criminalization; Survived & Punished; Sojourners for Justice Press; For the People Leftist Library Project, etc...
@planspark.bsky.social
Community architect/builder at IBM Research (@ossci.bsky.social and @aialliance.bsky.social). San José, CA. Wannabe trail runner. Skeets my own, etc. #opensource #openscience #community #criminaljustice #learningspanish