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Dec 22, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Applauds President Biden鈥檚 Clemency Announcement
Announcement Will Reunite 11 Families in a Small Step Toward Justice
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Jun 08, 2023
Justice and Faith Organizations Call on President Biden to Grant Clemency for Federal Crack Cocaine Convictions
Thirteen organizations 鈥� including the 老澳门开奖结果, NAACP LDF, Leadership Conference and Tzedek Association 鈥� are asking the president to repair the harms wrought by the decades-old crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity.
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Apr 11, 2023
老澳门开奖结果 Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
NEW YORK 鈥� According to a nationwide report released by the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Redemption Campaign, the United States saw significant strides in the use of clemen...
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Dec 16, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Applauds Merrick Garland for Directive to End Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
WASHINGTON 鈥� U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is instructing Department of Justice prosecutors to charge crack offenses as powder cocaine offenses, and to seek sentences for...
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Jul 29, 2022
Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Gun Violence Prevention Orgs Urge Congress to Decouple Police Funding Bills from Assault Weapons Ban and Community Safety Investment Bills
WASHINGTON 鈥� As organizations that have spent years fighting for civil rights, racial justice, and the genuine safety that all of our communities deserve, we stand together to op...
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Jul 21, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Biden鈥檚 鈥淪afer America Plan鈥�
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today President Biden announced a plan to fund programs intended to make America 鈥渟afer.鈥� The president鈥檚 plan proposes investments in two competing approaches...
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PennsylvaniaJul 2024
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Criminal Law Reform
Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
This case challenges the government鈥檚 authority to incarcerate individuals accused of probation violations for months or years without meaningfully assessing their risk to the community. -
TexasJun 2024
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Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez鈥檚 constitutional rights. -
News & CommentaryMar 2024
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Criminal Law Reform
President Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals ServicePresident Biden's Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge: The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to sidestep the ban. -
News & CommentaryJan 2024
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Jury JusticeJury Justice
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.