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Jun 06, 2018
President Commutes Life-Without-Parole Sentence of Alice Marie Johnson
Mother of Five Was Imprisoned in 1996 for a Nonviolent Drug Offense Without the Possibility of Parole
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Smart Justice
May 22, 2018
勛圖眻畦 Responds to House Passage of First STEP Act
WASHINGTON The House of Representatives passed the First STEP Act, formerly the Prison Reform and Redemption Act, tonight by a margin of 360-59.
Jesselyn McCurdy, deputy direct...
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Smart Justice
May 09, 2018
TONIGHT: Sen. Kamala Harris, Michael K. Williams, Michael Eric Dyson, Tichina Arnold, John Fort矇, DA Larry Krasner, Shaun King and Many More Come Together to Urge Public to Vote for Justice
Newseum Event is Open to Press; Media Availability Begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Smart Justice
Apr 09, 2018
Five-Week Trial Exposes Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions at Mississippi Prison Operated by Private Contractors
Experts and Prisoners Testify to Extreme Deficiencies at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Security, Health Care, Food, and Sanitation, Conditions that Create Dangerous, Violent Environment for Prisoners and Staff
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Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Apr 09, 2018
勛圖眻畦 Sues Texas County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
GALVESTON, Texas The 勛圖眻畦, the 勛圖眻畦 of Texas, and the law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against Galveston Co...
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Smart Justice
Apr 04, 2018
勛圖眻畦 Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 241-Year Sentence for 16-Year-Old
Bobby Bostic Will Not Be Eligible for Parole until Hes 112 Years Old, a Cruel and Unusual Punishment for a Conviction for Robberies Committed at 16
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Smart Justice

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