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Mar 18, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana Sounds Alarm Over Executive Order Curbing Due Process
NEW ORLEANS – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana today expressed grave concerns about measures contained in Governor John Bel Edwards’ executive order that would s...
Mar 18, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Demands the Release from Prisons and Jails of Communities Vulnerable to COVID-19
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û is Additionally Calling for the Release of People Currently in Pretrial Detention Because of Cash Bail to Prevent a Public Health Crisis
Mar 16, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan Urges Officials to Develop Proactive COVID-19 Plans for Jails and Prisons
DETROIT – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û), together with Safe & Just Michigan and the American Friends Service Committee, are urging the Michigan Depart...
Mar 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Delaware Sends Letter to AG Jennings and DOC Commissioner DeMatteis re: COVID-19
Amid the rapidly-changing situation surrounding COVID-19, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Delaware's Legal Director, Karen Lantz, has issued a letter to Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Delaware De...
Mar 12, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the wake of confirmed cases in Connecticut of coronavirus/COVID-19, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Connecticut today called for state officials to take action to protect incarc...
Mar 04, 2020
South Dakota House Judiciary Committee Kills Bill to Modify Presumptive Probation
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s attempt to modify presumptive probation failed in an 8-5 vote today by the House Judiciary Committee. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of South Dakota opposed Senate B...
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