Editorials by Robert Greene
Robert Greene, a Times editorial writer, won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for a series that advanced the cause of criminal justice reform. Read more of his work. Below are the seven editorials The Times nominated.
- 1
The year brought into focus some hard truths that we cannot now unsee, try as we might. We were presented with a rigorous stress test, and we failed.
- 2
George Gascón is the right candidate at the right time to lead the largest local criminal justice jurisdiction in the United States.
- 3
The ambush-style shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies was abhorrent — as were the words reportedly shouted outside the hospital where they were taken.
- 4
Judges aren’t wizards who can see the future, so it’s absurd to grant them legal power to brand any juveniles as incorrigible.
- 5
America responded to the 1980s crack epidemic with police and prisons instead of public health. Now look where we are.
- 6
California’s emergency zero-dollar bail order does not force officials to turn criminals loose on the public.
- 7
Soap is restricted and hand sanitizer is contraband at correctional facilities. We need to stop admitting people accused of low-level crimes.
