The Democratic Platform Heads in Right Direction on Criminal Justice, but Still Misses the Moment

The Democratic platform fails in some respects to meet the demands of the moment and misses the opportunity to provide a home for the millions of Americans looking for transformational change of a criminal legal system rooted in white supremacy and racism.

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Retired Federal Probation Officer: Stop Sending People to COVID-Filled Prisons Unnecessarily

No one should be thrown in jail for a frivolous charge — especially during a pandemic. Unfortunately, that's often not the case.

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From Punishment to Promise: The Power of Redemption

The criminal legal system is too often steered by a desire for vengeance. Clemency is the vehicle to correct that.

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The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System

How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.

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We Won’t Address Our Mass Incarceration Crisis Until We Rethink Our Approach to “Violent Crime”

Advocacy and litigation strategies have too often reinforced dichotomies between "violent" and "nonviolent" crime. That is a mistake.

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Federal Wardens Must Immediately Flatten the Curve in our Nation’s Prisons

350 incarcerated persons and almost 200 Bureau of Prison staff have COVID-19. The wardens overseeing America's 122 federal prisons have no time to spare.

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