Tag Archives: war on drugs

New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, and finally began legal research while in New York City last summer.  It is national in scope, and much of the relevant law is … Continue reading →

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Petition Oprah: Make “The New Jim Crow” your Book of the Month!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Color-Blindness” is the most important book affecting Black America since Alex Haley wrote “Roots.”  The American Prison Industrial Complex, which would make the Ku Klux Klan blush, is not just … Continue reading →

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Underfunded Public Defenders are Only 1/3 of The Equation

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

As state budget discussions heat up around the nation, each department will be fighting to keep their slice of the pie while a few will be bold enough to tout their need for expansion.  In a time of economic hardship … Continue reading →

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