Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Dec 09, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-MN Supports the Minneapolis Safety for All Budget Plan
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Minnesota applauds the passage of the Safety for All Budget Plan by the Minneapolis City Council’s budget committee, and we urge the entire City Council tonight to ap...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 08, 2020
Alaska Superior Court Orders State to Restore Court System Funding by Jan. 1
The State of Alaska will have to restore $334,700 in funding to the Alaska Court System for Dunleavy’s unconstitutional budget cuts
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 04, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Historic Passage of MORE ACT in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives held a historic vote today on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, marking the first time in its hist...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 19, 2020
Looking Ahead to Session, WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition Launches Website
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A coalition of organizations working to reform West Virginia’s outdated, costly, and ineffective system of criminal laws is optimistic for the possibility o...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 18, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Decry Downplaying of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops and Searches
Frustrated by the release of annual reports that minimize racial profiling patterns shown by police traffic stop and search data, three civil rights groups have issued a letter opp...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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