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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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May 7, 2020

Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic

Poetry, Prison, and the Pandemic

Apr 23, 2020

After a Lifetime Apart, COVID-19 Prison Release Reunites Mother and Daughter

After a Lifetime Apart, COVID-19 Prison Release Reunites Mother and Daughter

Apr 22, 2020

New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us

New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us

Apr 13, 2020

Federal Wardens Must Immediately Flatten the Curve in our Nation's Prisons

Federal Wardens Must Immediately Flatten the Curve in our Nation's Prisons

Apr 7, 2020

Louisiana’s Suspension of Due Process Could Be a COVID-19 Catastrophe in Jails and Prisons

Louisiana’s Suspension of Due Process Could Be a COVID-19 Catastrophe in Jails and Prisons

Mar 18, 2020

Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 — Here’s How

Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 — Here’s How

Feb 18, 2020

It’s Time to Transform What it Means to be a Prosecutor

It’s Time to Transform What it Means to be a Prosecutor

Feb 5, 2020

Using Bail as Ransom Violates the Core Tenets of Pretrial Justice

Using Bail as Ransom Violates the Core Tenets of Pretrial Justice

Jan 13, 2020

Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.

Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.

Dec 24, 2019

Across the Country Harsh Sentencing Laws are Tearing Apart Families and Communities

Across the Country Harsh Sentencing Laws are Tearing Apart Families and Communities