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...
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...
by | Apr 22, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Policing and Law Enforcement
This month, Maryland became the first state to repeal its statutory police bill of rights, thereby reducing the special protections police officers had previously received in the event that one of them was facing criminal prosecution. For those who are highlighting...
by | Apr 12, 2021 | Amicus, Policing and Law Enforcement, Weekly News Roundup
Welcome to This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, President Biden forms a panel to study Supreme Court reform, Maryland establishes a multitude of police reform measures, and California’s COVID-19 related restrictions are once again struck down by...
by | Apr 8, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Legislation, Policing and Law Enforcement, Racial Justice
On the morning of March 31st, New York, home to the city once considered to be the marijuana arrest capital of the world, became the 15th state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Just hours later, the Governor signed into law an act dramatically limiting...
by | Mar 4, 2021 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Policing and Law Enforcement
Pretrial detention, or keeping a person accused of a crime in jail until their trial, is a common practice throughout the United States. Though the system is portrayed as a way to protect public safety and ensure people show up for their trials, most often it instead...
