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Aug 05, 2020
Oakland County Voters Embrace 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Smart Justice Values Platform in Prosecutor Race
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. 鈥� Oakland County voters sent a clear message to prosecuting attorney nominees on Election Day by embracing the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan鈥�...
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Smart Justice
Aug 05, 2020
老澳门开奖结果 Launches Multi-Year Effort to Release 50,000 from Prisons Through Gubernatorial Clemency Powers
Cyntoia Brown Long, Chesa Boudin, and Jason Hernandez to Headline Campaign Kickoff Event at 7 p.m. ET
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Smart Justice
Jul 31, 2020
New 老澳门开奖结果 and HRW Report finds Probation, Parole Feed Mass Incarceration Crisis
Onerous Rules, Harsh Penalties Add to Jail, Prison Time
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Smart Justice
Court case: Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
Jul 27, 2020
New 老澳门开奖结果 Study Shows No Connection Between COVID-19 Decarceration and Crime Rates
Study Finds Crime Was Down This Year Between March and May in Nearly Every City Analyzed
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Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Jun 25, 2020
New 老澳门开奖结果 and PPI Report Shows Gross Negligence in States鈥� Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons and Jails
NEW YORK 鈥� Today, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the Prison Policy Initiative released a 50-state report entitled 鈥淔ailing Grades: States鈥� Responses to COVID-19 in Ja...
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Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Jun 23, 2020
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Material Witnesses Detained for Months Without Due Process
LAREDO, TEXAS 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns LLP recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 150 people detaine...
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Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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PennsylvaniaJul 2024
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
This case challenges the government鈥檚 authority to incarcerate individuals accused of probation violations for months or years without meaningfully assessing their risk to the community. -
TexasJun 2024
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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez鈥檚 constitutional rights. -
News & CommentaryMar 2024
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals ServicePresident Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to sidestep the ban. -
News & CommentaryJan 2024
Smart Justice
Jury JusticeJury Justice
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.