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Juvenile hall still not shut down despite vote

January 11, 2024 by Andrew Hardy

San Francisco has abandoned its commitment to shutter its juvenile hall, where young people remain incarcerated four years after county supervisors … [Read more...]

CIVIL WAR-ERA LAW USED TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED

November 29, 2023 by William Burley

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

August 13, 2023 by Dante Jones

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?

August 13, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

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

August 13, 2023 by George Franco

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

August 12, 2023 by Timothy Hicks

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

August 12, 2023 by Bruce Bowman

An estimated 70-100 million Americans have arrest records, which seriously hamper their efforts to find housing and productive jobs, The Marshall … [Read more...]

BILL AIMS TO STOP THE PRISON TO SHELTER PIPELINE

August 12, 2023 by Bostyon Johnson

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...]