Miriam Aroni Krinsky

Jun 15, 2024 | cnn.com | Miriam Aroni Krinsky |Chris Kemmitt |Adam Murphy

Editor’s note: Miriam Krinsky is the executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution, a national network of elected prosecutors seeking criminal justice reforms; a former federal prosecutor; and the author of “Change From Within: Reimagining the 21st-Century Prosecutor.” Chris Kemmitt and Adam Murphy are lawyers with the NAACP Legal Defense & and Educational Fund Inc. and regularly litigate jury discrimination claims in state and federal court.

Mar 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | Miriam Aroni Krinsky

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will review the case of an Oklahoma woman named Brenda Andrew, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2004 for the murder of her husband ― despite deeply disturbing sexism exhibited throughout her trial. Prosecutors elicited testimony about her attractiveness, questioned her fitness as a mother and even held up her private undergarments as part of their closing statements.

Mar 22, 2024 | aol.com | Miriam Aroni Krinsky

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will review the case of an Oklahoma woman named Brenda Andrew, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2004 for the murder of her husband ― despite deeply disturbing sexism exhibited throughout her trial. Prosecutors elicited testimony about her attractiveness, questioned her fitness as a mother and even held up her private undergarments as part of their closing statements.

Jan 30, 2024 | dailynews.com | Miriam Aroni Krinsky

Last fall, Los Angeles County implemented a well-researched bail policy that enabled judges to decide who should be released from jail before trial based on their risk to the community, not the size of their wallet. You would think that those who have expressed deep concern about public safety would support a policy that helps make sure people who are a danger to our community cannot simply pay their way out of jail.

Jun 15, 2023 | thecrimereport.org | Miriam Aroni Krinsky

Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of our criminal legal system — rewarding those who quickly accept responsibility for their crimes with more lenient sentences, making efficient use of resources, and sparing both victims and defendants the stress of a trial. But it too often ends up in tension with the notion of justice, punishing those who exercise their constitutional right to trial and even, at times, coercing innocent individuals to enter a plea of guilty.