Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to veto the parole granted to Leslie Van Houten of the Manson “family” in 2020 was reversed by California’s 2nd District … [Read more...]
FOR THE PEOPLE WORKING TO BRING PROSECUTORS INTO SAN QUENTIN
Hillary Blout, founder and executive director of For the People, is leading an effort designed to bring district attorneys inside of California … [Read more...]
NEW DATA TOOL TO SPEED UP RESENTENCING
A new technology under development aims to make safe prison releases more efficient, reported KCRA. The non-AI, data-driven tool would … [Read more...]
VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIVES ON DESPITE RECENT ATTACK IN SUPREME COURT
The Voting Rights Act has survived another attack on its existence in a surprise ruling by the majority conservative Supreme Court in June, according … [Read more...]
CONGRESS EXAMINES ASSET SEIZURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Congress is considering legislation that would end illegal confiscation of property from people who have not been convicted of a crime, according to a … [Read more...]
CAN FELONS RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE?
The recent arrest of a New Mexico political candidate has highlighted a series of disparate state laws dictating whether people with felony … [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...]
GREATER OVERSIGHT PROPOSED FOR FEDERAL PRISONS
bipartisan legislation to provide additional oversight of federal prisons to address widespread scandals and misconduct, in particular sexual abuse of … [Read more...]
RETRO(IN)ACTIVE
failure to apply criminal justicereforms retroactively causesdisparate punishments Recent laws aimed at easing lengthy “tough on crime” punishments … [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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