This post was written after the July session on the School to Prison Pipeline held at Circle of Hope Brethren in Christ. POSTED ON JULY 13, 2017 BY BENJAMIN WHITE at https://www.circleofhope.net/blog/lots-of-people-care-about-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/ On July 11, more than 100 people gathered at our building … Continued
JOB TYPE: Full Time PUBLISHED: 07/19/2017 ADDRESS: Harrisburg, PA, United States DESCRIPTION The ACLU of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) seeks a Campaign Director to lead its statewide multi-year Smart Justice campaign to drastically reduce the commonwealth’s jail and prison populations and to combat racial … Continued
(Criminal justice news deserving of an in-depth look.) How ‘smart’ are the arrangements behind predictive models and algorithms in city government? Photo via Flickr. Robert Brauneis (George Washington University Law School) and Ellen P. Goodman (Rutgers Law School): “Algorithmic Transparency … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): As you know, some politicians in Harrisburg want to pass mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug and gun crimes. We are fighting this effort because we know mandatory minimums hurt families and taxpayers without … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Congress has left for August recess, and it is crucial that we continue to press them on our issues while they are back in their home states. If you are at an … Continued
Posted at http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/07/28/mobile-campaign-aims-end-child-solitary-confinement-transporting-viewers-inside By Kyle O’Brien-28 July 2017 17:12pm Unlock Our Kids campaign aims to end solitary confinement for children New York governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to abolish solitary confinement for children through a Raise the Age law. Despite that, … Continued
President Trump delivered remarks on law enforcement at Suffolk Community College on Friday. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Mark Berman THE WASHINGTON POST JULY 30, 2017 Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from — or to outright … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Late yesterday, FAMM got some great news: Congress is (finally!) asking the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) some tough questions about why people die in prison instead of getting compassionate release. For years, FAMM … Continued
Hell is a “restricted housing” cell within Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections. Photo via Flickr user jmiller291. By Matt Stroud and Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Daniel Delker is a Pennsylvania prisoner who has been in solitary confinement since 1973. That’s 44 … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): This week we also welcomed the introduction of the Prison Reform and Redemption Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). This bill expands meaningful … Continued