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Tag Archives: Criminal justice
Out of L.A.- FICPM Will Register 1 Million Voters Opposed to Mass Incarceration
When a young woman from Arizona asked how she could get her voting rights restored, she heard a blunt reply: “We don’t need you to get your rights restored. We need you to get together with other folks and work … Continue reading
SENATE TO VOTE ON NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT: CALL YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT PASSAGE
Many people around the country have maintained pressure on senate leadership to support the National Criminal Justice Commission Act (NCJCA), legislation that would create a bipartisan Commission to review and identify effective criminal justice policies and make recommendations for reform. … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Legislation
Tagged Blue Ribbon, Commission, Criminal justice, Jim Webb, Senate Judiciary
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New Report on Public Defenders: Again Missing the Mark
Back in February I posted about the fact that underfunded Public Defenders are a smokescreen for the real issue: underfunded prosecutors and courts cannot handle the number of crimes coming at them. A new report by Justice Policy Institute, System … Continue reading
Posted in Courts
Tagged Attorney general, costs, Criminal justice, Justice Policy Institute, Public defender
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SCOTUS: Drug War Finally Kills the American Revolution
The U.S. Supreme Court has finally cast down the 4th Amendment and harkened back to the police powers of 1772. In last week’s Kentucky v King ruling, an 8-1 Court decided that it was okay to break in a door … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Drug Policy
Tagged Alito, Cannabis, Circuit Court, Criminal justice, Dissent, Drug Policy Alliance, drug war, Exigent circumstance in United States law, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Ginsberg, Human Rights and Liberties, Kentucky Supreme Court, Kentucky v King, Prison-Industrial Complex, SCOTUS, Search warrant, United States, United States Constitution, United States Supreme Court
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Unshackled Pregnancies: Idaho, Nevada, Rhode Island…
UPDATE: By a vote of 48-16, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed H 5257, echoing passage of the same bill by the Senate several weeks ago. The bill should end up on Governor Lincoln Chaffee’s desk within a few … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Prison Conditions, Prisoner Health
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Brian Sandoval, California, Crime and Justice, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Health, Human rights, Idaho, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, Nevada, pregnant prisoners, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Rhode Island, Tina Reynolds, United States, unshackling, women
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NAACP Returns to Relevance: Prisons Represent “Misplaced Priorities”
On April 7th, the NAACP released a new report, Misplaced Priorities, that examines America’s escalating levels of prison spending and its impact on state budgets and our nation’s children. NAACP President Ben Jealous speaks eloquently on the topic of a misguided … Continue reading
Former Prisoner Wins George Polk Award for Journalism
Wilbert Rideau was imprisoned for 44 years at the Angola Louisiana State Penitentiary before he won his release in 2005. While he was in prison he was editor of The Angolite, a newspaper produced by inmates, and became an award-winning … Continue reading
Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement Arises!
Alabama represents the answer to a clarion call. This is a call that speaks to us in our own voice; clear, loud and urgent. A voice that speaks to our identity and emanates from the soul, ringing true both in … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Courts, Drug Policy, Innocence, Political Prisoners, Prison Conditions, prison economics, Rehabilitation, Voting Rights
Tagged Activism, Alabama, Alabame, All of Us or None, Ban the Box, Civil rights movement, Crime and Justice, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Drug Policy Alliance, drug war, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Formerly incarcerated, Human rights, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Riverside Church, Selma Alabama, voting rights
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From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights
On July 1st, 2011, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, CA went on indefinite hunger strike to protest conditions that have been characterized by the UN as “inhumane and degrading.” Over nearly three weeks … Continue reading →