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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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Jun 21, 2012

Closing Tamms Supermax: A Chance To Reevaluate Solitary Confinement

Closing Tamms Supermax: A Chance To Reevaluate Solitary Confinement

Jun 21, 2012

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases

Jun 18, 2012

A Tale of Two Communities . . . and Zero Private Prisons

A Tale of Two Communities . . . and Zero Private Prisons

Jun 15, 2012

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Jun 13, 2012

Why Are We Spending So Much To Lock Up Elderly Prisoners Who Pose Little Threat?

Why Are We Spending So Much To Lock Up Elderly Prisoners Who Pose Little Threat?

Jun 12, 2012

Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?

Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?

Jun 8, 2012

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

Jun 8, 2012

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Jun 6, 2012

Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime

Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime

Jun 6, 2012

Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System

Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System