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What the Caucuses Taught me About Inequities in our Electoral System
Additionally, the same groups that are underrepresented by population, in comparison to their white counterparts, are those that are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. We must not forget that the racial and social inequities that pervade our nation have a direct impact on the electoral
How to Protest in a Pandemic
Current physical distancing measures have presented challenges, but people have found some creative ways to make sure their voices are heard.
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
As states begin to slowly loosen restrictions and stay at home orders, tech giants want to harness their products for contact tracing. How can we protect public health, while ensuring this technology is used safely and without bias?
Federal Bill Would Release Vulnerable People from Prisons to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19
The Emergency Community Supervision Act requires the Bureau of Prisons to immediately place vulnerable individuals in home confinement or other community supervision outside of prison.
They Were Willing to Make the Ultimate Sacrifice for the U.S., but Trump Won’t Let Them Become Americans
We're representing thousands of non-citizen U.S. military service members in a class-action lawsuit against the Pentagon demanding their right to citizenship.
After a Lifetime Apart, COVID-19 Prison Release Reunites Mother and Daughter
As Chalana received the news, they started cheering, and caused such an uproar that the correctional staff had to reprimand them. That’s when it finally clicked for Chalana — after 15 years in prison, she was finally going home. Chalana immediately contacted her daughter.
New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us
The Trump administration optimistically projects that “substantially under” 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 in the United States. Horrific as that statistic is, a new model suggests it could be a huge underestimate.
Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access
States across the country have issued orders to postpone non-essential surgeries and other medical procedures. Most have left it up to doctors and other health care professionals to determine what is “essential” on a case-by-case basis. Medical experts agree that abortion services are time-sensitive
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform
Marijuana arrests clog the criminal legal system with people who should not be there. This puts even more people in harm’s way as COVID-19 threatens to devastate jails and prisons, where the virus can spread rapidly. Officials must respond by reducing both arrests and the incarcerated population.
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