criminal justice reform

Organization Trends
Zuckerberg Cash and Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Behind Soft-on-Crime DC Bill
Washington, D.C.’s Revised Criminal Code Act, which softens penalties for a wide range of criminal offenses within the district, is controversial to say the least. Last week, a bipartisan majority in the…
by Parker Thayer on February 21, 2023

Organization Trends
Civil Asset Forfeiture Makes for Strange Bedfellows
In 2020, the Capital Research Center (CRC) examined civil asset forfeiture and noted how criticism of the practice had brought together a rather improbable ideological coalition. As efforts to reform…
by Robert Stilson on February 2, 2023

Organization Trends
How the Soft-on-Crime Sausage Gets Made
In October 2022, the Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic wrote an impassioned defense of the left-wing progressive criminal justice reform movement, claiming there is no clear connection between rising crime…
by Parker Thayer on January 30, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Living Room Pundit’s Guide to Soros District Attorneys [REPOST]
George Soros’s influence on left-wing DA candidates is often wildly underestimated. Since 2016, when Soros first began to back the campaigns of district attorneys, CRC researchers have tracked more than…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 23, 2022

Organization Trends
Dustin Moskovitz: Another Left-Wing Billionaire Backing Disastrous DAs
Dustin Moskovitz’s philanthropic empire, the Open Philanthropy Network, reports spending over $207 million on grants for criminal justice reform initiatives, making Moskovitz an undeniably influential figure in the space. For…
by Parker Thayer on October 18, 2022

Media Hits
BLM Aftermath, Big Philanthropy, and More
CRC's Kristen Eastlick joins the crew of The Outlaws Radio Show to talk about the BLM Aftermath docuseries, Big Philanthropy and how they move money into other organizations, the controversy…
by CRC Staff on September 26, 2022

Commentary
Are We Allowed to Talk About George Soros?
George Soros, the “man behind the curtain,” at 92 years young, is still making headlines, although arguably not very positive ones.  The mere mention of his name last week by Republican…
by Parker Thayer on August 30, 2022

Organization Trends
Leftists Fund the Rise of Lawlessness Across America
On June 24, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) released a statement since signed by at least 90 prosecutors around the country who…
by Jonathan McGee on July 26, 2022

Featured Items
Capital Research, May/June 2022
In this issue, George Soros is remaking the U.S. justice system to create “Sorostan,” a land where criminals are enabled and law-abiding citizens are denied the rule of law. Amalgamated…
by CRC Staff on July 14, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #218: Civil Asset Forfeiture
In much of the country, the cops can take your stuff even if they aren’t able to convict you of a crime through a process known as civil asset forfeiture.
by Michael Watson on May 13, 2022