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Criminal Justice

By Matthew Loftus

things that can be true at the same time

August 5th, 2020|10 min read

By Matthew Loftus

“legalizing marijuana won’t solve those disparities”

January 9th, 2019|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

$2.1 trillion in dirty money annually

January 2nd, 2019|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

“Is redemption even possible?”

January 1st, 2019|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

baby steps on criminal justice reform

December 14th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

we need a twenty-first century Comstock

November 14th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

vulnerable children and orphanages

November 8th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

murder, policing, and justice

October 11th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

spiritually overseeing the watchmen

June 21st, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

my review of Jamil Jivani’s “Why Young Men?”

June 11th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

the power map of baltimore

June 5th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

“Traumatized officers sent out to deal with traumatized citizens”

May 29th, 2018|1 min read

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By Matthew Loftus

a betrayal: how do we help young people escape violence?

May 24th, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

it’s all about governance and trust

May 17th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

racism in, racism out

May 15th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

can Black Lives Matter achieve its goals?

March 7th, 2018|1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

how deep does the rot run?

March 1st, 2018|2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

How the plea deal sausage gets made

January 31st, 2018|2 min read