A nationwide campaign by the ACLU that urges state governors to broaden their executive clemency powers to release 50,000 prisoners over the next five … [Read more...]
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Ứng cử viên tổng thống Kamala Harris vừa đề trình một đạo luật để giải quyết những lợi thế không công bằng mà công tố viên có trên luật sư công … [Read more...]
Congress looks at equalizing courtroom dynamics
Bill introduced to bring defense budgets more in alignment with prosecutors A bill was introduced at the national level by presidential … [Read more...]
Female incarceration in the U. S. is causing an impact on society
By Elton Kelley Journalism Guild Writer America is leading the world in incarcerating women, and this is disrupting many families across the … [Read more...]
Arizona crisis for low-level drug offenders
Arizona is wasting millions of dollars by imprisoning low-level drug offenders and failing to treat drug addicts, a recent report concludes. … [Read more...]
Wisconsin ends harsh treatment of youth
Wisconsin prison officials have reached a legal settlement aimed at bringing sweeping criminal justice reform to its youth prisons. The settlement … [Read more...]
Unarmed killing sparks deadly force law conversation
‘Under current law, an officer can assume they are armed, and kill them if they flinch’ The questionable killing of Stephon Clark, an unarmed Black … [Read more...]
Virginia disputes ACLU charges of harsh solitary
The solitary confinement program in Virginia’s prisons is chastised in a new ACLU report for its inhumane conditions, according to the Washington … [Read more...]
Prison death a mystery after year-long investigation
One year and a transparent investigation later, the death of inmate James Leonard Acuna remains undetermined. Acuna’s decomposing body had been found … [Read more...]
Voting rights for people with criminal convictions
Who in California currently has the right to vote? Eligible voters are citizens of the United States, 18 years of age or older as of Election … [Read more...]