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Oct 2, 2020

The Law That Sent a Man to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – and What Prosecutors Can do About It

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on crime” policies that have had devastating consequences for families and communities across the...

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on crime” policies that have had devastating consequences for families and communities across the...

Prison chain Link Fence
Prison chain Link Fence
Oct 1, 2020

NDOC needs to stop raiding inmate accounts

This editorial was first published in the Nevada Current. 

The Nevada Department of...

This editorial was first published in the Nevada Current. 

The Nevada Department of...

Sep 15, 2020

Federal Judges are Failing Incarcerated People During the Pandemic

More than 1,000 incarcerated people have died from confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 88 of the top 100 largest outbreaks in the country are in jails and prisons.

More than 1,000 incarcerated people have died from confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 88 of the top 100 largest outbreaks in the country are in jails and prisons.

Sep 10, 2020

Lower Courts Agree — It’s Time to End Qualified Immunity

Qualified immunity is a legal defense that can shield police officers from liability for misconduct. Once an obscure legal doctrine, it has become a central focus of activists’ calls for police...

Qualified immunity is a legal defense that can shield police officers from liability for misconduct. Once an obscure legal doctrine, it has become a central focus of activists’ calls for police...

Police Officers, Creative Commons
Police Officers, Creative Commons
Sep 9, 2020

ACLU Calls On Tech Companies to End Their Alliance with ICE and CBP

Though they claim to “advance human welfare” and help their customers “move society forward” by providing the necessary knowledge, information, and analytical tools for researchers, lawyers, and government...

Though they claim to “advance human welfare” and help their customers “move society forward” by providing the necessary knowledge, information, and analytical tools for researchers, lawyers, and government...

ICE Officer, Flickr
ICE Officer, Flickr
Aug 26, 2020

Adel’s Hidden Agenda: ACLU Exposes Maricopa Prosecutor’s Hypocrisy

Prosecutorial transparency is not optional. It is essential to build community trust, eradicate racial disparities, and deliver justice fairly.

Prosecutorial transparency is not optional. It is essential to build community trust, eradicate racial disparities, and deliver justice fairly.