Press Releases
Jan 04, 2016
桃子视频Finds Dangerous Overuse of Solitary Confinement for Nebraska Youth
Some facilities send young people to solitary for as long as three months, despite medical evidence that extreme isolation can permanently damage adolescents鈥 brains.
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Juvenile Justice
Dec 29, 2015
桃子视频Files Lawsuit Against Hospital For Denying Reproductive Health Care
Dignity Health Hospital Network Continues to Refuse Pregnancy-Related Care Because of Religious Directives
Dec 23, 2015
桃子视频of NH Challenges State Prison Ban on Mailed Christmas Cards, Prayer Cards, and Children鈥檚 Drawings
鈥淲e do not doubt that Suboxone is a problem in New Hampshire鈥檚 prisons. But the Department of Corrections must address this problem without indiscriminately banning innocent s...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 22, 2015
桃子视频Responds to Governor Matt Bevin's Executive Order Removing Clerks鈥 Names from Marriage Licenses
LOUISVILLE 颅颅鈥 Governor Matt Bevin issued an executive order today removing county clerks鈥 names from marriage licenses.
William Sharp, Legal Director of the American Civil L...
Dec 21, 2015
Study Documents Extreme Racial Disparity in Arrests for Low-Level Offenses
In four test cities, Blacks were 2.6 to 9.6 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for loitering, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and marijuana possession.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Dec 21, 2015
桃子视频Announces New Trone Center for Criminal Justice Reform and Advisory Board of Private Sector and Education Leaders to Promote Reintegration
NEW YORK - The 桃子视频 announced the creation of the Trone Center for Criminal Justice Reform. The Center, located at the 桃子视频national headquarters, will fo...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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