San Francisco has abandoned its commitment to shutter its juvenile hall, where young people remain incarcerated four years after county supervisors … [Read more...]
California first in gender-affirming surgery
A San Quentin incarcerated trans-woman received gender-affirming surgery after California permitted gender affirmation surgery to incarcerated … [Read more...]
Illinois first state to combat racial bias by removing cash bail
What factor should determine whether a defendant has to stay in jail? The defendant’s economic capacity to post bail or the threat the defendant poses … [Read more...]
Racial justice policies can make communities safer
Policies aimed at reducing racial inequality within the criminal justice system make communities safer and contribute to the overall reduction in … [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...]
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...]
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...]
VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED VARY WIDELY
Across the United States, many formerly incarcerated people face a variety of setbacks in their pursuit of voting rights. Some state … [Read more...]
ALAMEDA DA DEFENDS REFORM EFFORTS
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has barely been in her office one-hundred days yet she has received push back from those opposing her … [Read more...]
CLEAN SLATE LAWS HELP WITH A FRESH START
An estimated 70-100 million Americans have arrest records, which seriously hamper their efforts to find housing and productive jobs, The Marshall … [Read more...]
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