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AG Bonta creates post-conviction integrity review 

May 30, 2023 by Michael Callahan

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in February the formation of a new statewide Post-Conviction Justice Unit that will investigate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGAL, Recently Posted

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Muslim inmates 

May 30, 2023 by William Burley

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections in March, claiming that officials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, Recently Posted, Religious Programs

LAS NUEVAS PROPUESTAS DE LEY ESTAN EN EFECTO

May 2, 2023 by Idalio Villagran

EL gobernador de California Gavin Newsom firmo leyes que entraron en efecto enero 1, del 2023, y rechazó otras cuatro, informó Iniciar Justicia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ESPANOL, LEGAL, Recently Posted, SPANISH Tagged With: Spanish

9th Circuit upholds reform measures 

April 29, 2023 by Joshua Strange

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling enforcing reforms aimed to protect incarcerated people with disabilities in California’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL, Recently Posted

South Carolina pushes ‘shield laws’ to protect lethal drug suppliers 

April 29, 2023 by Randy Thompson

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South Carolina is pushing to enact a law to shield the identities of pharmaceutical companies that supply the state with drugs used for lethal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGAL, Recently Posted

OHIO: $1.3M settlement reached in wrongful conviction case

April 29, 2023 by Cainen Chambers

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After 21 years of incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit, Ralph Smith, 49, was awarded $1.3 million for his wrongful imprisonment, according to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exoneration Digest, LEGAL, Recently Posted Tagged With: Exoneration Digest

Judge overturns ex-gov’s sweeping commutations

April 28, 2023 by Rahan Asaan

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A Nevada judge halted the outgoing governor’s last-minute attempt to have all 57 Death Row prisoners’ sentences commuted because victim families were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGAL, Recently Posted

Benefits of drug use decriminalization delayed

April 28, 2023 by Stuart Clarke

g personal drug use in 2020 and focusing on drug addiction treatment instead, but the results to date have been underwhelming, The Associated Press … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL, Recently Posted

Second Chance Month highlights the power of personal transformation

April 27, 2023 by Marcus Henderson

Second Chance Month highlights impact of self-help, rehabilitative efforts April is officially Second Chance Month. Every year, the U.S. Department … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Human Interest, LEGAL, RE-ENTRY, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Civil rights lawyer becomes Alameda County’s first Black DA

February 15, 2023 by Rahan Asaan

Civil rights attorney Pamela Price won her bid to be Alameda County’s first Black district attorney, campaigning on pledges of criminal justice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LEGAL, Recently Posted

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