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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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Jan 10, 2018

MASS INCARCERATION

MASS INCARCERATION

Jan 5, 2018

Jeff Sessions’ Reversion Back to a Know-Nothing Marijuana Policy

Jeff Sessions’ Reversion Back to a Know-Nothing Marijuana Policy

Dec 12, 2017

Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors Are Out of Step With Public Views

Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors Are Out of Step With Public Views

Dec 11, 2017

We Can’t End Mass Incarceration Without Ending Money Bail

We Can’t End Mass Incarceration Without Ending Money Bail

Dec 6, 2017

Diversion Programs Are Cheaper and More Effective Than Incarceration. Prosecutors Should Embrace Them.

Diversion Programs Are Cheaper and More Effective Than Incarceration. Prosecutors Should Embrace Them.

Nov 16, 2017

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµPoll Finds Americans Reject Trump’s Tough-on-Crime Approach

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµPoll Finds Americans Reject Trump’s Tough-on-Crime Approach

Nov 14, 2017

An Arkansas Town Agrees to Criminal Justice Reform to Ensure That the Poor Are Not Jailed

An Arkansas Town Agrees to Criminal Justice Reform to Ensure That the Poor Are Not Jailed

Nov 8, 2017

The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue

The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue

Nov 7, 2017

Private Prison Giant CoreCivic’s Wants to Corner the Mass Incarceration ‘Market’ in the States

Private Prison Giant CoreCivic’s Wants to Corner the Mass Incarceration ‘Market’ in the States

Nov 2, 2017

Forced Labor, Rotten Chicken, and the Occasional AA Meeting

Forced Labor, Rotten Chicken, and the Occasional AA Meeting