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Miriam Aroni Krinsky

Miriam Aroni Krinsky is a former federal prosecutor and the executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution, a national network of elected prosecutors working towards common-sense, compassionate criminal justice reforms. She is the author of "Change from Within: Reimagining the 21st-Century Prosecutor."

December 28, 2023: A plan to sweep the homeless encampment at Harbor View Park on Thursday was postponed due to wet weather. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

The Supreme Court could make homelessness worse in America

Chesa Boudin, Brendan Cox, Miriam Aroni Krinsky
Person's hands holding prison bars (Getty Images)

Prosecutors: COVID-19’s threat to millions of incarcerated people needs to be addressed now

Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Stephanie Morales, Karl Racine
People hold banners and chant slogans as they march from Union Square Park to Grand Central to protest the killing of 3 black men by police in 48 hours, in Manhattan, New York on July 7, 2016. (Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, remember: America’s justice system still enforces racial oppression

Marshan Allen, Miriam Aroni Krinsky
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, Linda Montel shows off supplies on a check in desk at Safer Inside, a realistic model of a safe injection site in San Francisco. The model is an example of a supervised, indoor location where intravenous drug users can consume drugs in safer conditions and access treatment and recovery services. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

It’s time for drug policy reform – in America and across the globe

Louise Arbour, Geoff Gallop, Miriam Aroni Krinsky