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Apr 02, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµOf Hawai’i And Lawyers for Equal Justice File Amicus Brief Supporting Public Defender’s Petition to Release Incarcerated People During Covid-19 Pandemic
HONOLULU – Last week, the Hawai‘i Office of the Public Defender filed two petitions asking the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to, among other things, appoint a special master to consid...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Apr 02, 2020
Louisiana Chief Justice Urges District Judges to Reduce Jail Populations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW ORLEANS – As public health experts continue to sound the alarm about the threat of COVID-19 in overcrowded prisons and jails, Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson urged dist...
Apr 01, 2020
Governor's Directive on COVID-19 and the Criminal Legal System Too Late, and Far Too Little
“Unfortunately, Governor Bullock’s directive regarding state correctional facilities lacks a sense of urgency, even as we face a crisis. State and local governments must heed p...
Mar 30, 2020
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof the District of Columbia and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia today sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for its flagrant disr...
Mar 30, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµPoll Shows Wide-Ranging Support for Releasing Vulnerable People from Jails and Prisons
Following First Death in Federal Prison, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµContinues to Demand Release of Those Vulnerable
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Mar 27, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia: Death and Spread of COVID-19 at Lee State Prison Tragic, Calls for Release of Those Individuals Who Do Not Pose a Threat to Public Safety
ATLANTA – This afternoon, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that “the outbreak of coronavirus at Lee State Prison in southwest Georgia has worsened as staff members and...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
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