Late last year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive that effectively grants police wide discretion to forcibly remove any person who “appears to be mentally ill and displays an inability to meet basic living needs” from streets and subways and transport them to the hospital. The policy is ineffective at best and dangerous at worst. I ...

As this new year rings in, nearly 2 million people are locked in U.S. jails and prisons. But punitive incarceration should not be the default in the criminal legal system when there are so many better alternatives that can more successfully provide justice and safety. Here are some things you can do to help build criminal legal and immigration sys ...