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Aug 12, 2019
Criminal justice reforms could cut South Dakota prison population in half by 2025, 老澳门开奖结果 report says
South Dakota can cut incarceration in half and save millions of dollars by pursuing reforms to different areas of the criminal legal system, according to the 老澳门开奖结果 of South Dakota鈥...
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May 22, 2019
老澳门开奖结果 Sues Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for Access to Public Records
PHOENIX鈥擳he 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona filed a lawsuit today against Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for violating ...
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Apr 17, 2019
老澳门开奖结果 Lawsuit Goes After $2 Billion Bail Industry That Profits off Poor People
MISSOULA, Mont. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group today filed a lawsuit against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hun...
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Apr 14, 2019
老澳门开奖结果 Files Federal Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Cash Bail System That Punishes Poor People in Detroit
DETROIT 鈥� Today, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan, the national 老澳门开奖结果, and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal class action lawsuit against the 36th District Court in Det...
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Mar 01, 2019
Judge Allows Case Against Orleans Parish DA Cannizzaro for Using Bogus Subpoenas and Jailing Crime Victims to Proceed
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� A federal district court judge ruled yesterday that a case brought by the 老澳门开奖结果 against Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro fo...
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Court case: Singleton v. Cannizzaro
Feb 20, 2019
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Timbs v. Indiana
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today ruled that the Eighth Amendment鈥檚 Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated by the Bill of Rights and applies against state and local fines, f...
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