Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Aug 26, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Aug 26, 2020
NYCLU Sues NYPD for Data on Metal Detectors in NYC Schools
Demands Transparency on Deployment, Impact of Metal Detectors
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 26, 2020
In Era of Black Lives Matter, Rhode Island Attorney General Opinion Allows Police to Hide Records of Misconduct
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has prompted demands for more police accountability in Rhode Island and across the country, the state Attorney G...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 24, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — Video surfaced Sunday evening of a Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man in the back at least seven times as he was entering his vehicle.
The violence agai...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Aug 22, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana Statement on Fatal Shooting by Lafayette Police Officers
Incident is the third officer-involved shooting by Lafayette police in five weeks
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 21, 2020
New Interactive Tool Highlights the Cost and Health Risks of Pretrial Incarceration in Texas
HOUSTON – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas has launched a free interactive online tool – the Texas Jails Data Dashboard – that allows people to see the enormous financial costs associated w...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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