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Apr 09, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Oregon questions killing of man by police in Portland, calls for transparency
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police officers fatally shot an unidentified man last night at Cityteam Ministries homeless shelter in Portland. A police spokesperson said the officers believed t...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 04, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Orange County District Attorney and Sheriff over Secret, Illegal Jail Informant Program
Vast Operation of Paid Jailhouse Informants Has Tainted Convictions for More than Thirty Years
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 27, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Attorney General Landry’s Decision Not to Charge Officers Involved in Alton Sterling’s Killing
BATON ROUGE, La. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision not to bring criminal...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Feb 12, 2018
Police Officer Fired for not Shooting Unarmed Man Reaches Settlement with W.Va. City
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A settlement agreement was reached between former Weirton police officer Stephen Mader and the City of Weirton in a lawsuit challenging the termination of Mr. Ma...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Feb 01, 2018
Savannah Police Suspend Program Instructing Landlords to Deny Housing to People with Criminal Records
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department suspended its Crime Free Housing Program, which for 18 years had instructed landlords to refuse to rent apartm...
Jan 04, 2018
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on DOJ Decision to Shift Federal Government’s Role in State Marijuana Laws
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is expected to reverse an Obama-era policy today that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges against marijuana users in stat...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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