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May 19, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Releases Polling Indicating Strong Support for Clemency
Polling Release Coincides with House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Clemency
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Apr 26, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Responds to Biden鈥檚 Pardons, Reduced Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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Mar 01, 2022
老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK 鈥� The Just Trust for Action announced today that the 老澳门开奖结果 Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the moveme...
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Feb 28, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Reports: Racist, Unjust District Attorney Policies in Orange, Riverside Counties
Comprehensive Reports Call for Urgent, Drastic Changes to DA Practices
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Dec 21, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Biden Administration鈥檚 Decision to Rescind Trump-Era Memo on Home Confinement
WASHINGTON 鈥� 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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Dec 20, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 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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PennsylvaniaJul 2024
Smart Justice
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.