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The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Campaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multiyear effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to challenge racism in the criminal legal system.
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Jul 10, 2014

I Was 16 and in Solitary Before I Ever Even Went to Trial

I Was 16 and in Solitary Before I Ever Even Went to Trial
CBP Processing Unaccompanied Children. Photo: US Customs and Border Patrol

Jul 9, 2014

Children Shouldn’t Be Left Alone in Immigration Court

Children Shouldn’t Be Left Alone in Immigration Court
Brandon Marshall

Jul 7, 2014

What the Bears’ Brandon Marshall’s Struggles With Mental Illness Teach Us ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ the Criminal Justice System

What the Bears’ Brandon Marshall’s Struggles With Mental Illness Teach Us ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ the Criminal Justice System
Mass Incarceration

Jul 3, 2014

CCA Continues to Cite Misleading Study It Funded

CCA Continues to Cite Misleading Study It Funded

Jun 26, 2014

Another Day, Another 124 Violent SWAT Raids

Another Day, Another 124 Violent SWAT Raids

Jun 18, 2014

Preying on the Poor: For-Profit Probation Edition

Preying on the Poor: For-Profit Probation Edition

Jun 18, 2014

Vee Isn't the Scariest Villain in Orange Is the New Black. This Is.

Vee Isn't the Scariest Villain in Orange Is the New Black. This Is.

Jun 6, 2014

Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of

Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of

Jun 5, 2014

Orange Is the New Black Is Filmed at a Real Jail Flooded with Sewage

Orange Is the New Black Is Filmed at a Real Jail Flooded with Sewage

May 28, 2014

WTF? Our Tax Dollars Are Being Spent to Jail a Vet for Being Poor

WTF? Our Tax Dollars Are Being Spent to Jail a Vet for Being Poor