Beyond the Revolving Door: Why Our Justice System is a Broken Machine and How to Build a Living Ecosystem Instead
For the first decade of my career as a policy analyst, I was an architect of what I believed was...
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The Barren Orchard: Why the American Justice System Isn’t a Broken Machine, But a Toxic Ecosystem—And How We Can Restore It
Introduction: The Mechanic's Failure For the first decade of my career, I was a mechanic. As a policy analyst focused...
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The Plinko Game: How I Turned an Indiana Speeding Ticket from a Costly Mistake into a Winning Strategy
The Day I Dropped the Puck: My $1,800 Speeding Ticket Mistake It was a clear, sunny afternoon on I-465. I...
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An Analyst’s Guide to Paying an Indiana Traffic Ticket: From I-65 Panic to Perfect Clarity
The flash of red and blue lights in the rearview mirror is a universal symbol for a ruined afternoon. For...
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The Indictment as Disaster: A Defense Attorney’s Guide to Psychological First Aid
Introduction: The Phone Call That Changes Everything The phone call is always the hardest part. Over fifteen years as a...
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The Ecology of Justice: A Public Defender’s Journey from Burnout to a New Vision for American Law
Part I: The Collapsing Machine - A Crisis of Parts Chapter 1: The Weight of a Thousand Cases: My Breaking...
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The Blueprint of Accusation: Why Understanding the True Meaning of ‘Indicted’ Is Crucial for a Just Society
Introduction: The Day a Headline Broke My Understanding of Justice I remember the moment vividly. I was a young law...
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Indicted vs. Charged: A Journey from Confusion to Clarity in the Justice System
The Day the News Broke My Brain: A Confession of Confusion I remember the day it happened. I was a...
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The Greenhouse and the Warehouse: A Journey Through the American Prison System and the Search for a Better Blueprint
Introduction: The Flaw in the Foundation For the first decade of my fifteen-year career in criminal justice reform, I believed...
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Capital Punishment in the United States: A Comprehensive Analysis of a System in Decline
Introduction: The Rise and Fall of the Modern American Death Penalty This report addresses the trajectory of capital punishment in...
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