Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-WV Releases 2020 Police Misconduct Report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of West Virginia (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-WV) has released its 2020 Police Misconduct Report, which sheds light on a lack of transparency amon...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
Dallas Officials Urged to Pass ‘Cite and Release’ Ordinance
DALLAS – Leading civil rights groups and Dallas community organizations today sent a letter to Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council demanding an end to unnecessary arre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Lawsuit Seeks Information on Federal Government’s Failed Response to COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons
NEW YORK — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of the District of Columbia, Williams & Connolly LLP, and attorney David Sobel filed suit today against the Federal Bu...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Georgia Announces Voter Education Campaign in Key Local Sheriff Races
Civil Rights Group is Working to Provide Information to Voters in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û the Stakes of the Upcoming Sheriff Election in Both Counties.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 08, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Rhode Island Statement on PERA Report on the Hanley Assault Incident
Below is a statement issued by ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of RI executive director Steven Brown in response to the release of a report by the Providence External Review Authority investigating the assau...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
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