The Changes to the Democrats’ Criminal Justice Platform You May Have Missed

Amid celebrity performances, rousing speeches, and thousands of people descending on Chicago for the annual Democratic National Convention this week, Democrats adopted little-noticed but significant changes to criminal justice language in their official party platform.

In the 2024 party platform, there is no mention of police brutality. “We need to fund the police, not defund the police,” the text reads—a marked shift from previous progressive messaging. Though the platform calls for...