Congress is considering massive changes in America’s criminal justice system aimed at reducing prison populations and reducing serious crimes. The … [Read more...]
CIVIL WAR-ERA LAW USED TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED
A lawsuit says a Civil War-era law setting restrictions on Virginia’s constitution should protect the voting rights of people convicted of certain … [Read more...]
THE UNCHECKED POWER OF THE PROSECUTOR
The notion of equal justice, symbolized in the statement "justice is blind," is a fundamental principal in American democracy. In a court of law, the … [Read more...]
BRINGING FAIRNESS TO THE COURTS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE JUDGES TO CONSIDER RACE AS A MITIGATING FACTOR DURING SENTENCING A new California bill is proposing that judges consider a … [Read more...]
MUJERES ESTADOUNIDENSES PUEDEN SER VÍCTIMAS DELAS ARMAS DE FUEGO
Las Cifras Indican Que Sigue AumentandoLa Cantidad De Victimas Anualmente Entre los países industrializados, las mujeres en EE.UU. son más … [Read more...]
SE DEMANDA JUSTICIA TRAS MALTRATO DE PRISIONEROS
El maltrato de prisioneros provocó otra protesta enfrente del capitolio del estado en Austin, Texas. Los promotores de leyes más justas, … [Read more...]
AI TECH MISIDENTIFIES: FACIAL RECOGNITION LEADS TO MAN’S WRONGFUL ARREST
The misuse of facial recognition technology has led to the arrest of innocent people. One such case involved Robert Williams, who was jailed based on … [Read more...]
AMERICAN PRISON PUBLICATIONS EXAMINED
By Kate McQueenWall City AdviserReprinted by permissionJSTOR Daily In December 1915, the men at Wyoming State Penitentiary — population 276 — … [Read more...]
NEW STATE CRIME: ‘AGGRAVATED DEATH BY DELIVERY’
Expansive criminal justice bills to protect public safety have been signed into law by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sweeping changes … [Read more...]
REPORT FINDS EXCLUSIVITY IN DIVERSION PROGRAMS
creators of programs and policies structurally exclude lower income minorities Almost anyone in front of a judge for infractions such as DWI or … [Read more...]
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