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Apr 26, 2022
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Biden’s Pardons, Reduced Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced commutations and pardons for 78 people. Cynthia W. Roseberry, deputy director of the Justice Division at the American Civil Libertie...
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Smart Justice
Mar 01, 2022
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK — The Just Trust for Action announced today that the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the moveme...
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Smart Justice
Feb 28, 2022
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Reports: Racist, Unjust District Attorney Policies in Orange, Riverside Counties
Comprehensive Reports Call for Urgent, Drastic Changes to DA Practices
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Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Dec 21, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Biden Administration’s Decision to Rescind Trump-Era Memo on Home Confinement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today overturned a Trump administration memo that would have forced thousands of people transferred from prison to home confinement during COV...
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Smart Justice
Dec 20, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Poll Shows Broad Bipartisan Support for Biden to Grant Clemency to People Transferred Home from Prison Due to COVID-19
Voters in Key Swing Districts Support Clemency
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Smart Justice
Dec 01, 2021
Civil Rights Groups Demand Shelby County End Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail Practices
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Tennessee, Just City, and The Wharton Law Firm sent a letter to numerous Shelby County ...
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Smart Justice
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