Press Releases
Oct 06, 2015
Lawsuit Challenges Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Suit Says County Violates Constitution by Jailing People Who Are Too Poor to Pay Court-Imposed Debts
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Racial Justice
Court case: Fuentes v. Benton County
Oct 01, 2015
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµComment on Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduction
NEW YORK — In response to the introduction by Senators Chuck Grassley and Richard Durbin of the bipartisan and comprehensive Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, Anthony D. Rom...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Sep 10, 2015
Montez Spradley, Innocent Man, Released From Prison After 9.5 Years, 3.5 on Death Row
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, was released from prison on Friday. He had spent 3.5 years on Alabama’s death row ...
May 11, 2015
NJ Judge Rules Minors Cannot Receive Life-Long Sentences Without Consideration of Their Youth
Man sentenced to de facto life sentence without parole will get new sentencing hearing that factors in his maturity at the time
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Juvenile Justice
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