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Criminal Justice News This Week (week of 11-23-20)

Proposed Changes to Federal Criminal Discovery "This column proposes changes that should be made to the federal criminal discovery process in response to restrictions imposed to deal with the COVID-19 conditions."

Out of Prison and in Home Confinement, Ex-Lawyer Jodi Zils Gagne Tells Her Side "'I was a criminal defense attorney, and the past few years of that practice was spent chasing down dollars,' said Zils Gagne. 'I was constantly after clients to pay their bills.'"

108 Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated "The Suffolk County district attorney said she was seeking to remove the 'huge stain on the legal system' left by Annie Dookhan, who pleaded guilty in 2013 to tampering with evidence."

Bail Reform, Reducing Pretrial Populations and Public Safety "As COVID-19 makes jails more dangerous than ever, policies and programs that keep people out of jail and in their homes pretrial are getting a closer look."

Fewer Americans Call for Tougher Criminal Justice System "Across the five times Gallup has asked this question since 1992, when public perceptions of national and local crime rates were at or near their highest points, there has been a steady decrease in the percentage saying the system is not tough enough and increases in the percentages saying it is too tough or about right. These changes coincide with declines in crime rates in the U.S."

Why Charges Against Protesters Are Being Dismissed by the Thousands "Prosecutors declined to pursue many of the cases because they concluded the protesters were exercising their basic civil rights."

Government Surveillance by Data “We should be able to use a dating app without fear of winding up in a military database.”

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