Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jan 10, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Settlement Agreement Secures Governor’s Commitment to $14 Million in Added Support for Public Defense Systems Throughout California and Agency Expansion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California along with its other California affiliates, and the law firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Phillips v. State of California
Dec 19, 2019
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Arkansas to Legislators: Reject New Private Prison Contract
Organization has received numerous complaints regarding treatment and conditions at LaSalle Corrections’ facility in Texarkana
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 16, 2019
With Marijuana Ballot Question on 2020 Ballot and Expungement Reform Passing, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-NJ Urges Legalization via Legislation Stay on the Table
With 2020 ballot question on constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana, racial justice measures are uncertain; any decriminalization plan must remove penalties to escape drug war's injustices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 06, 2019
In Win for Civil Rights Groups and Public Defenders, Appeals Court Orders New Orleans to Turn Over Surveillance Camera Locations
NEW ORLEANS – In a win for the city’s public defenders and civil rights groups representing them, a state appeals court has ordered the City of New Orleans to comply with a pub...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 04, 2019
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Attorney General William Barr’s Comments on Policing
NEW YORK — During formal remarks at the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing, Attorney General William Barr said: “if communities don’t give suppo...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 22, 2019
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Alabama Comment on Aaron Cody Smith Verdict
OZARK, Ala. – Alabama cop Aaron Cody Smith's trial for fatally shooting unarmed Black man Greg Gunn in Montgomery in 2016 started this week. Today, a jury found him guilty of man...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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