The Promise and the Failure: Reforming Victims’ Rights in Oklahoma and Beyond
On paper, these rights appear robust, yet Thoreson argues they remain largely theoretical because the system was never designed with victims at its center.
Washington State's Proposed "Willful Non-Appearance" Trap Will Re-Victimize Crime Survivors
As a victim advocate who has stood beside survivors of domestic violence, assault, robbery, and other crimes, I have watched bail reform and expanded soft on crime pretrial release policies...
Clearing the Confusion: What Is a Crime Survivor? Understanding the Many Faces of Victimization
With so much talk in the news about crime victims and the ongoing debates around the soft on crime policies of bail reform and cashless bail, there is widespread confusion about who truly qualifies as a crime survivor...
California's Elder Parole Law is a Slap in the Face to Crime Victims
Israel Ceja, convicted in 2000 of 20 counts of forcible rape, assault with a firearm, child endangerment, and lewd acts against his then-11-year-old stepdaughter, received a recommendation for early parole on January 29, 2026, from a two-commissioner panel under California’s Elder Parole Law
