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Apr 09, 2018
Five-Week Trial Exposes Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions at Mississippi Prison Operated by Private Contractors
Experts and Prisoners Testify to Extreme Deficiencies at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Security, Health Care, Food, and Sanitation, Conditions that Create Dangerous, Violent Environment for Prisoners and Staff
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Apr 09, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Texas County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
GALVESTON, Texas — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas, and the law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against Galveston Co...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 04, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 241-Year Sentence for 16-Year-Old
Bobby Bostic Will Not Be Eligible for Parole until He’s 112 Years Old, a Cruel and Unusual Punishment for a Conviction for Robberies Committed at 16
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Mar 05, 2018
Trial Begins in Lawsuit Against Mississippi Department of Corrections Over Years of Unconstitutional Conditions at Privately Operated Prison
Civil Rights Groups Will Show Extreme Suffering, Abuse, and Neglect at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Feb 21, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Finds Courts Nationwide Ordering Consumers to Be Arrested and Jailed at the Bidding of Private Debt Collection Companies
First-Ever National Report on Widespread Court Practices That Coerce Payments From People in Debt Without Due Process
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 14, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Sentencing Reform Senate Committee Vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a markup vote tomorrow on a bill to address the problem of mass incarceration at the federal level.
The Sentencing Reform an...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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