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How One California County Is Ending Girls’ Incarceration
In 2018, Santa Clara County, a county of nearly two million people that…
Apr 25, 2023
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The Fairness to Freedom Act Will Save Lives
Today, United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker and U.S.…
Apr 18, 2023
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Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety
Sherry Boston, district attorney of Dekalb County, Georgia.
If some lawmakers…
Apr 12, 2023
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No Person Is Illegal—the Language We Use for Immigration Matters
Far too often in political discourse and media accounts, human beings seeking…
Apr 04, 2023
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Low-Level Traffic Stops Are Ineffective—and Sometimes Deadly. Why Are They Still Happening?
On January 27, the city of Memphis released
footage of police officers beating…
Mar 29, 2023
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New Partnerships Help Incarcerated People Find Jobs
Courtesy of Craig Caudill.
Craig Caudill was incarcerated for 22 years in…
Mar 21, 2023
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New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana
There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities…
Mar 16, 2023
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Fix the Asylum Process to Save Lives
Multiple polls
show that most people in the United States support protections…
Mar 07, 2023
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Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison
In 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis…
Feb 28, 2023
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The Difference between Jail and Prison
The United States incarcerates nearly two million people, with one of the…
Feb 21, 2023