Criminal Justice
Stephen A. Cooper is a former D.C. public defender who worked as an assistant federal public defender in Alabama between 2012 and 2015. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers in the US and overseas. What follows are various articles related to the broad topic of criminal justice. Cooper’s specific writing related to the death penalty can be found here.
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“A Teenage Prosecutor Is a Bad Idea — Even in Rural California”
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“England advancing Alabama Parole Board reform: Support him!”
The Montgomery Advertiser; March 21, 2023
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“Biden’s betrayal of D.C.’s Black Youth”
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“Open Letter to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on Chris Revis”
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“Judge Marks and mass incarceration in the middle district of Alabama”
The Montgomery Advertiser; September 12, 2019
Also published in Alabama Political Reporter »
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“My unforgettable college stabbings (Reacting to violence: A personal history)”
The Alabama Political Reporter; April 17, 2019
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“News organizations need stricter and better guidelines when interviewing mentally ill defendants”
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“America must face and fix its unjust prison system”
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“Forensic Science Evidence Trending Towards Less Reliable”
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“Benny King and the criminalization of addiction in America”
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Alabama’s Holman prison is hell on earth
The Montgomery Advertiser; October 27, 2016
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“Justice Department’s move on scientific evidence reform delays justice”
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“3 Important Takeaways About The Criminal Justice System From Netflix's 'Making a Murderer'”
The Huffington Post; January 15, 2016
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“Overcriminalization & Mass Incarceration: SCOTUS’ Decision in the Hobbs Act Case Will Increase Both”
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“The New York Times violated ethics in reporting on Comet Ping Pong”
The Hill; December 13, 2016
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“Public defenders, the backbone of our justice system, get the short end of the stick”
The Hill; December 7, 2016
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“5 Ways to Know Whether A Criminal Defense Attorney Is Any Good”
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“Prosecutors failed to provide evidence Bob Marley smoked weed”
Cal Coast News; November 20, 2016
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“Solitary confinement saps our country’s collective conscience”
The Hill; October 25, 2016
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“The case for a posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey”
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“When prosecutors parade, criminal justice becomes a circus”
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“The Joy of Public Defense”
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“Please don’t ‘Call the Feds’ to ‘Stop Bad Prosecutors”
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“Judge erred in having public defender handcuffed”
Las Vegas Review-Journal; May 29, 2016
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“Former O.J. attorney Shapiro ripe to be sued and sanctioned”
The Moderate Voice; May 23, 2016
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“Eight $100 million ideas for prison reform in Alabama”
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“What Prison Reform Means in Alabama”
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“Restore Balance to Justice System”
The Montgomery Advertiser; February 25, 2016
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“D.C. Judge Rejects Junk Science But The Law Is Slow To Follow”
The Huffington Post; January 25, 2016
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“About Those Bleak Prison Phone Calls in Making A Murderer . . . .”
The Huffington Post; January 22, 2016
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“Why the title ‘Making a Murderer’ is genius”
The Huffington Post; January 19, 2016
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“3 Important Takeaways About The Criminal Justice System From Netflix's 'Making a Murderer'”
The Huffington Post; January 15, 2016