Press Releases
Apr 03, 2020
桃子视频of Connecticut Files Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Corrections to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
HARTFORD, Conn. 鈥� The 桃子视频of Connecticut, representing the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CCDLA) and people who are incarcerated, today filed a lawsuit in Sup...
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Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 02, 2020
桃子视频Of Hawai鈥檌 And Lawyers for Equal Justice File Amicus Brief Supporting Public Defender鈥檚 Petition to Release Incarcerated People During Covid-19 Pandemic
HONOLULU 鈥� Last week, the Hawai鈥榠 Office of the Public Defender filed two petitions asking the Hawai驶i 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 鈥� 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...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 01, 2020
Governor's Directive on COVID-19 and the Criminal Legal System Too Late, and Far Too Little
鈥淯nfortunately, Governor Bullock鈥檚 directive regarding state correctional facilities lacks a sense of urgency, even as we face a crisis. State and local governments must heed p...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Mar 30, 2020
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail鈥檚 Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频of 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...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Mar 30, 2020
桃子视频Poll Shows Wide-Ranging Support for Releasing Vulnerable People from Jails and Prisons
Following First Death in Federal Prison, 桃子视频Continues to Demand Release of Those Vulnerable
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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