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Apr 14, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana Statement on Department of Corrections COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel
NEW ORLEANS – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana released the following statement regarding the Department of Corrections’ COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel that will...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Washington Statement Regarding Gov. Inslee’s Announcement of COVID-19 Risk Reduction Measures
SEATTLE – Today, Gov. Inslee announced that he will release a limited number of individuals who are serving time in Washington state correctional facilities for non-violent offen...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Alabama Comment on Governor Order to Resume Parole Hearings
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, Governor Ivey issued a supplemental emergency proclamation to allow for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles to resume parole hearings. This order c...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Temporary Restraining Order Against Oakdale Prison
Despite the government’s directive to reduce the population, Oakdale has identified just one person for release
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 10, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Arkansas Joins Civil Rights Organizations Demanding Southern Officials Protect the Health and Safety of Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Arkansas this week joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and other civil rights groups in issuing a Demand for Immediate...
Apr 10, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin Files Lawsuit in State Supreme Court Seeking Release of Vulnerable People Amid COVID-19
An outbreak of COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons could overwhelm available hospital beds and ICU units in communities where prisons are located
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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