Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jan 28, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Maryland Demand Transparency and Accountability for Killing of William Green by Prince George's Police
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. – The following is a statement from Deborah Jeon, legal director for the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Maryland (ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-MD) regarding the recent reporting of ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 23, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Attorney General Barr’s Naming of Commissioners to Trump Administration's Law Enforcement Commission
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has announced further details about the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. The commission wa...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 22, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Congressional Vote to Reauthorize DEA Fentanyl Scheduling Authority
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed and sent to the House the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that extends t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 21, 2020
Third Deadly Shooting by Police in Connecticut in 2020 Again Shows Need to Change Police Use of Force Standard
HARTFORD – Waterbury police employees shot and killed Edward Gendron yesterday in Waterbury. The following is a statement from David McGuire, executive director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Co...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 16, 2020
Deadly Shooting by Connecticut State Police Again Raises Questions ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Police Decisions to Chase People
HARTFORD – Connecticut State Police employees shot and killed a person last night in West Haven. According to news reports, Norwalk police had told their employees to stop pursui...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 13, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-DC Sues D.C. Police Officer for Sexually Abusive Search
Officer Molested Subject’s Testicles Multiple Times During Warrantless Search
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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