From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, September 5, 2018 — More than 40 million Americans lived in households struggling with food insecurity — limited or uncertain access to enough food — in 2017, according to a report … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Five states – Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina – reduced prison populations by 14-25% A new report by The Sentencing Project describes the changes in policy and practice that have enabled five states … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): In its latest attempt to decrease legal immigration, the Trump administration is developing another cruel policy to target immigrant families who need help. According to a POLITICO report, an increasing number of immigrants—both … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): As you prepare your fall calendar of educational events and classes, NRCAT has you covered with a collection of ideas and materials to engage your faith community in efforts to end torture. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Take Action to tell Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos NO to using education funding to put guns in schools at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/devos_arming_teachers. BACKGROUND: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering a plan that would allow states … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): ICE is seeking a special increase in funding for immigrant detention. ICE’s budget for immigration detention and enforcement has jumped by almost a billion dollars in the last two years through a combination of … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Just outside the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Alaskan tundra is scarred. Heavy vehicles involved in seismic testing for oil and gas have cut deep tracks into miles and miles of ground at Point … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): In its latest attack on immigrant families, the Administration proposed a regulation that would weaken protections for immigrant children and make it easier to imprison children and families indefinitely. The proposed Flores rule is open for public … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): One of the most difficult challenges I faced while serving three years in solitary confinement was the constant thought that no one in the outside world cared about the people held there, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/05/aclu-blueprints-offer-vision-cut-us-incarceration-rate-half-prioritizing-people-over Published on Wednesday, September 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The reports “offer a calculation on the impact of certain reforms by 2025 on racial disparities in the prison population, fiscal costs, and overall prison population.” By Jessica … Continued