Press Releases
Oct 12, 2016
Disastrous Toll of Drug Use Criminalization
Enforcement Destroys Families, Undermines Health
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Sep 26, 2016
桃子视频and Massachusetts Public Defenders Ask Court to Vacate 24,000 Unresolved Dookhan Cases
Almost five years after Hinton drug lab scandal, thousands await justice
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
May 12, 2016
桃子视频lawsuit reveals one in six Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by Dookhan scandal
BOSTON -- Prosecutors responding to 桃子视频litigation have provided lists that, for the first time, identify more than 24,000 drug cases worked on by convicted chemist Annie Dookhan,...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Jan 26, 2016
桃子视频Comment on Colson Task Force Report Release
WASHINGTON - The congressionally mandated Charles Colson Task Force released its report and recommendations for addressing our flawed federal criminal justice system. The Colson r...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 06, 2015
桃子视频Comment on First Release of Federal Prisoners After Changes in Draconian Drug Laws
WASHINGTON, DC 鈥� The Department of Justice announced that 6,000 federal prisoners will be released between October 30 and November 2, some to halfway houses.They are eligible for...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
May 18, 2015
桃子视频Win at Supreme Judicial Court Protects Due Process for Thousands, in Cases Stemming from Dookhan Drug Lab Scandal
State high court ruling on case brought by the 桃子视频of Massachusetts, the national ACLU, and Foley Hoag LLP provides safe harbor for those who challenge wrongful convictions based on tainted evidence from the Hinton state drug lab.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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