Press Releases
Aug 05, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLaunches Multi-Year Effort to Release 50,000 from Prisons Through Gubernatorial Clemency Powers
Cyntoia Brown Long, Chesa Boudin, and Jason Hernandez to Headline Campaign Kickoff Event at 7 p.m. ET
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jul 31, 2020
New ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand HRW Report finds Probation, Parole Feed Mass Incarceration Crisis
Onerous Rules, Harsh Penalties Add to Jail, Prison Time
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Horton v. Rangos (Amicus Brief)
Jul 27, 2020
New ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStudy Shows No Connection Between COVID-19 Decarceration and Crime Rates
Study Finds Crime Was Down This Year Between March and May in Nearly Every City Analyzed
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Jun 25, 2020
New ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand PPI Report Shows Gross Negligence in States’ Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Prisons and Jails
NEW YORK — Today, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the Prison Policy Initiative released a 50-state report entitled “Failing Grades: States’ Responses to COVID-19 in Ja...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
May 26, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oklahoma Urges Next Steps for COVID-19 Response in Prisons, Jails from Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow
OKLAHOMA CITY - The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oklahoma is asking Governor Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow to heed public health experts’ advice and immediately com...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
May 21, 2020
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Spread of COVID-19 in Dallas Jails
DALLAS – As Dallas jails continue to be an epicenter for the spread of novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, a new class action lawsuit was filed today against Sheriff Marian Brown...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
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