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Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison (Book Review by Justin Marceau)

Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison (Book Review by Justin Marceau)

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Amicus, Criminal Justice

Within the last decade I had an informal meeting with a judge at a local restaurant.  We talked about mutual friends, made some mentorship plans, and talked about my ongoing research.  Just as I was preparing to leave, the judge blurted out, “there is one more thing I...
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

by | Jan 24, 2022 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Executive Branch, Legislation, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup

Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Blockbuster cases came to the Supreme Court this week involving campaign finance laws, the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, sentencing reductions, and more. Major news about potential criminal charges for election...
Pretrial Transformation and Abolition

Pretrial Transformation and Abolition

by | Nov 11, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Sex Equality

Photo credit: Chicago Community Bond Fund Carceral pretrial approaches lack evidence of effectiveness—in fact, research identifies that commonplace strategies such as money bail, detention, and even mandatory drug testing hamper pretrial success. In addition, these...
Alternatives to Incarceration: A Focus on Drug Courts

Alternatives to Incarceration: A Focus on Drug Courts

by | Oct 21, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement

Alternatives to incarceration, which entail any form of punishment except jail or prison time, have been a large (and necessary) element of criminal justice reform. Focusing on rehabilitating and treating offenders through diversionary programs such as drug and mental...
Participatory Defense: What It Is and Why It Deserves Our Attention

Participatory Defense: What It Is and Why It Deserves Our Attention

by | Oct 20, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice

For decades now, directly impacted communities, organizers, public defenders, academics, and others have sounded the alarm on the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States and its devastating effects on people of color and low-income communities, particularly...
The Impact of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Across America

The Impact of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Across America

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement

Over the past 18 months, as the world has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, those detained in jails, prisons, and detention centers have been severely impacted due to lack of physical distancing, proper sanitation methods, and the failure to prioritize testing...
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