Rounding up some coverage and commentary on criminal justice issues in the 2024 race for the White House

Both former Prez Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris have lengthy and nuanced criminal justice histories and records as politicians, and Trump also has recent experiences as a criminal defendant and Harris has past experiences as a criminal prosecutor.  I do not think these rich histories enable easy summarization nor obvious prognostication about what these presidential candidates might do over the next four years if elected.  Nevertheless, since I am seeing a number of press pieces seeking to cover criminal justice angles in the race for the White House, I figured a abridged round-up was in order:

From ABC News, “How do Harris and Trump’s records on criminal justice compare?“

From Bloomberg, “Harris Can’t Let Republicans Define Her Record on Crime for Her“

From The Bulwark, “Criminal Justice Reform: Trump’s Indifference vs. Harris’s Mixed Record“

From the Chicago Tribune, “Voters don’t want to hear Trump and Harris fight over crime. They want to hear the best solutions.“

From The Hill, “What a Harris-Walz ticket could mean for criminal justice reform“

From the New York Times, “Kamala Harris and the Return of ‘Tough on Crime’“