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The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCampaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multiyear effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to challenge racism in the criminal legal system.
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Feb 9, 2018

Making a Life After Incarceration Shouldn’t Be Impossible

Making a Life After Incarceration Shouldn’t Be Impossible

Feb 8, 2018

Lavette’s Choice

Lavette’s Choice

Feb 7, 2018

When You're in Prison No One Prepares You for Coming Home

When You're in Prison No One Prepares You for Coming Home

Feb 6, 2018

A Longer Than Life Sentence

A Longer Than Life Sentence

Feb 5, 2018

San Francisco’s D.A. Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions. Others Around the Country Should Do the Same.

San Francisco’s D.A. Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions. Others Around the Country Should Do the Same.

Jan 31, 2018

A Father Abuses His Children but Somehow Their Mother Goes to Prison for 30 Years

A Father Abuses His Children but Somehow Their Mother Goes to Prison for 30 Years

Jan 26, 2018

Wyomingites Say No to For-Profit Prison Looking to Settle in the State

Wyomingites Say No to For-Profit Prison Looking to Settle in the State

Jan 23, 2018

Dallas County Violates People’s Rights by Keeping Them in Jail for Being Poor

Dallas County Violates People’s Rights by Keeping Them in Jail for Being Poor

Jan 16, 2018

Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail

Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail

Jan 15, 2018

Ending Mass Incarceration Is a Winner for Politicians

Ending Mass Incarceration Is a Winner for Politicians