Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jun 16, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Response to Acquittal of Officer Yanez for Manslaughter Charges of Philando Castile
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Today, a jury in Ramsey County found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.
The following statement can be attributed to Tere...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 24, 2017
State Legislator Joins ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Lawsuit Against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
MILWAUKEE — Last night, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint in their class-action la...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
May 19, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Oklahoma Calls for Immediate Action in Addressing Tulsa Police Department Misconduct
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – In the wake of the Betty Shelby trial, which revealed serious incidents of misconduct by multiple members of the Tulsa Police Department (TPD), as well as ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 18, 2017
Law Enforcement Calls for Policing Policies That Improve Community Relations
Letter and Police Bill Votes Coincide With Police Week
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 03, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas Comment on Fatal Shooting of 15 Year-Old by Balch Springs Police Officer
DALLAS — Last Saturday night, 15 year-old Jordan Edwards was killed when Balch Springs PD officer Roy Oliver fired his rifle at a moving vehicle in which Edwards was a passenger....
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 26, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Launches New Initiative to Overhaul Prosecutorial Practices
Initiative is Part of Broader Effort to Reduce U.S. Jail and Prison Population
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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