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...]
BILL AIMS TO STOP THE PRISON TO SHELTER PIPELINE
New York lawmakers are once again considering legislation aimed at helping formerly incarcerated people get a place to live, The New York Times … [Read more...]
STUDY EXAMINES IMPACT OF BAIL REFORM ON REARREST RATE
A college study concludes that low-level offenders released under New York’s bail reform law are less likely to return to jail. The 2020 reform … [Read more...]
STATE SET TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The state of Alabama is resuming executions after a three-month delay in the wake of problems with lethal injections that forced the cancellation of … [Read more...]
CASH BAIL ALTERNATIVE
SCIENCE-BASED ALGORITHM FOCUSESON ISSUES OF FAIRNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY A new procedure for releasing detainees focuses on public safety and fairness … [Read more...]
THREE-STRIKE STRUGGLES
PRISONERS SENTENCED UNDER THREE-DECADE OLD LAW FIGHT TO EARN RELEASE As California’s Three Strikes law approaches its 30- year anniversary, … [Read more...]
U.S. WEIGHING HUNDREDS OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ LAWS
Social justice and equality have come to the forefront of American consciousness in recent years, and many would agree the movement is long overdue. … [Read more...]
SCOTUS UPHOLDS ASSAULT WEAPON BAN – FOR NOW
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily upheld an Illinois law aimed at banning certain rapid-fire assault weapons, according to reporting by the Los … [Read more...]
DISCRETIONARY PAROLE STYMIED – AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION SUES
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed a lawsuit in February against the state’s corrections department and Corrections Commissioner Jen … [Read more...]
STATES WEIGH AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT LAWS
Many states have begun to reform laws in an effort to improve employment opportunities for those with criminal records, according to a white paper … [Read more...]
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