Press Releases
Apr 13, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Temporary Restraining Order Against Oakdale Prison
Despite the government’s directive to reduce the population, Oakdale has identified just one person for release
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 10, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arkansas Joins Civil Rights Organizations Demanding Southern Officials Protect the Health and Safety of Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arkansas this week joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and other civil rights groups in issuing a Demand for Immediate...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Apr 10, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Wisconsin Files Lawsuit in State Supreme Court Seeking Release of Vulnerable People Amid COVID-19
An outbreak of COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons could overwhelm available hospital beds and ICU units in communities where prisons are located
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 09, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Civil Rights Organizations File Class-Action Suit Over Dangerous Conditions in Dallas County Jail During COVID-19 Outbreak
DALLAS – Nine individuals in the Dallas County Jail have filed a federal class-action lawsuit today against Dallas County and Sheriff Marian Brown asking for the immediate releas...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 09, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµRamps Up Advocacy to Release Vulnerable People in Prisons and Jails with National TV Ads
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Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 08, 2020
New ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alabama Report Shows Severe Backlog of Parole Eligible People in Alabama Prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alabama released a new report revealing a severe backlog of people in Alabama Department of Corrections (...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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