A new animated video from Color of Change anchors the group’s 100 Days of Justice campaign to hold reform-minded prosecutors accountable.
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill | The New York Times
Nicholas Fandos , The New York Times [dropcap]WASHINGTON[/dropcap] — The Senate overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly and unfair. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The First […]
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Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote? | The New York Times Magazine
A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens — and could change the state’s electorate.
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John Legend On The 120-Year-Old Law That Still Oppresses Black Louisianians | Colorlines
“Ending the 10-2 jury rule in Louisiana will not solve the issue of mass incarceration or dismantle White supremacy, but it will deal a significant blow to both.”
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1,300 people held for 4 years in Louisiana jails without a trial, sheriffs say | NOLA.com
The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association says around 1,300 people have been in local jails for four years waiting for their trials, and 70 people have been held for five years without having their case heard, according to the group’s informal survey.
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Black Incarceration Rates Are Dropping While White Rates Rises, But What’s Really Behind This Surprising Trend?
Criminal justice observers are making note of a trend in incarceration that goes against conventional wisdom and deserves attention.
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Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person | The Root
It is not just Baltimore cops. It is cops.
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Bail Project opens office in St. Louis, offers solidarity for those who cannot afford to post bail | The St. Louis American
Many will eventually plead guilty without a chance to have their day in court, because the other option is remaining in jail until their trial date, which could be years in the future.
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Why Are American Prisons So Afraid of This Book? | The New York Times
“Some prison officials are determined to keep the people they lock in cages as ignorant as possible about the racial, social and political forces that have made the United States the most punitive nation on earth…”
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Why Celebrities Are Rallying Behind Cyntoia Brown, a Woman Spending Life in Prison | The New York Times
Cyntoia Brown, who has spent the past 13 years in prison, had no idea that she would suddenly gain the public support of an A-list parade of celebrities on Tuesday.
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