Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now ... - The …
Mar 4, 2020 · Topics. Policing; Pretrial; Prosecution; Punishment; Criminalization; Politics; Alternatives; Newsletter; Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now He and Pressley Are Fighting for Re-Entry Reform
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Nov 5, 2024 · Advocates say Atlanta mayor is trying to sabotage the city’s contract with a diversion services provider—and the City Council is letting him.
Stopping Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Will Be Harder This …
Just as he dreamed, Carlos found a life full of “opportunities and happiness” in California. He owns a furniture-building business. His wife, an immigrant herself, has a Ph.D. and is also an entrepreneur.
Incarcerated People Are on the Front Line of Hurricane Helene’s ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Citrus County Detention Facility (CoreCivic facility): “The Citrus County Detention Facility did not experience any major issues as a result of the hurricane. Thanks to our dedicated staff’s storm preparedness, we had no staffing shortages, currently have electricity, avoided flooding, and did not need to evacuate anyone in our care.”
Community Policing Is Not the Answer
Dec 2, 2019 · Topics. Policing; Pretrial; Prosecution; Punishment; Criminalization; Politics; Alternatives; Newsletter; Community Policing Is Not the Answer. Investing billions of government dollars into programs that embed police in Black communities will not reduce police violence, nor repair years of injustice.
The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought …
Apr 4, 2024 · Things started to change in 2018 when a coalition led by the New York-based advocacy organization Worth Rises passed first-of-its-kind legislation in New York City to make jail calls free. In 2020, local advocates did the same in San Francisco.In 2021, Connecticut became the first state to pass legislation making prison and jail communication free. . These early victories sent a powerful ...
Five Cases Could Significantly Reform Pennsylvania’s Sex Offense ...
Jan 7, 2020 · The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to rule on five cases this year that could change how the state treats people convicted of sex offenses, and could ease the state’s sex offense registry restrictions, commonly referred to as Megan’s Law.. But in a December opinion piece, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro warned that if the court were to “dismantle” the state’s sex offense ...
New Arizona Bill Would Ban Felony Murder Law - The Appeal
Feb 6, 2024 · Tomorrow morning, the Justice for Jacob Harris and Free the Phoenix Three community coalitions—which formed in response to The Appeal’s investigation—will hold a press conference alongside Hernandez outside the state capitol to support the bills.
People Of Color Receive The Harshest Punishments, And The …
Dec 4, 2019 · Spotlights like this one provide original commentary and analysis on pressing criminal justice issues of the day. You can read them each day in our newsletter, The Daily Appeal. A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice takes a close look at the rates of incarceration for different racial groups. While disparities have gone down, Black and Latinx people continue to be incarcerated at ...