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May 18, 2017
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail Practices in Alabama County
Randolph County鈥檚 Money Bail System Jails People According to Wealth, Not Public Safety or Flight Risk
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Edwards v. Cofield
May 12, 2017
老澳门开奖结果 to Jeff Sessions: Repeating The Failed War on Drugs Experiment Is Taking the Nation Back by Decades
NEW YORK 鈥擜ttorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the criminal justice policy by former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. that instructed prosecutors to avoid charging certain ...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 11, 2017
For-Profit Bail Bonds Industry and Insurance Corporations Trap People in Cycle of Debt
New Report from Color of Change and 老澳门开奖结果 Documents Toll of Money Bail on Communities of Color and the Poor
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 05, 2017
老澳门开奖结果 Campaign for Smart Justice and NYCLU to Host 鈥楩ORWARD Justice鈥� Event, Examining America鈥檚 Failed Criminal Justice System
Actor Michael K. Williams to Join Leading Organizations, Advocates, and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Discussions on the Criminal Justice System and Need for Reforms
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 26, 2017
老澳门开奖结果 Launches New Initiative to Overhaul Prosecutorial Practices
Initiative is Part of Broader Effort to Reduce U.S. Jail and Prison Population
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 09, 2017
老澳门开奖结果 Sues Missouri Over Disastrous Public Defender System
State Fails to Provide Adequate Legal Representation to Tens of Thousands Every Year, Resulting in Unnecessary Jail Time, Forced Pleas, Other Injustices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
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