From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): A new report from The Sentencing Project offers a fresh look at nationwide juvenile courts data. Despite states’ and counties’ regular reliance on detention when responding to misbehaviors and offenses committed by youth, the scope … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s time to reimagine public safety and create crisis responses that are appropriate and equipped to meet the needs of communities. The reality is that our current approach to public safety is not working for children, … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Twenty years ago today, the first detainees arrived at the Guantanamo Bay prison. There the U.S. tortured some of them and held most of them in indefinite detention without trial. Today 39 … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): The Department of Justice will no longer require people serving on CARES Act home confinement to return to prison en masse at the end of the pandemic! FAMM has been urging both the Biden and … Continued
Our justice system is biased, broken, and strips people of their dignity. The Vera Institute of Justice fights to repair these injustices and rebuild entire communities. Partnering with communities to transform our unfair criminal justice system, Vera connects local organizers, … Continued
CHICAGO (AP) — Royal Smart remembers every detail: the feeling of the handcuffs on his wrists. The panic as he was led outside into the cold March darkness, arms raised, to face a wall of police officers pointing their guns. … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): October brings Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), an opportunity to raise awareness and mobilize action for youth who come in contact with the law. In support of YJAM, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation: “To give … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): The EQUAL Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a huge margin of 316 to 66. The EQUAL Act, which would finally put an end to the federal sentencing disparity between crack … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Today the Alice Project – a collaboration among The Sentencing Project, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute, and the Cornell University Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide – released a new report analyzing extreme sentences … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-15/civil-rights/report-pa-lacks-universal-policy-for-voting-in-jails/a75730-1 September 15, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Many Pennsylvania county jails don’t have clear policies to support voting access for people in jails, according to a new … Continued