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Mar 05, 2018
Trial Begins in Lawsuit Against Mississippi Department of Corrections Over Years of Unconstitutional Conditions at Privately Operated Prison
Civil Rights Groups Will Show Extreme Suffering, Abuse, and Neglect at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Dockery v. Hall
Feb 21, 2018
勛圖眻畦 Finds Courts Nationwide Ordering Consumers to Be Arrested and Jailed at the Bidding of Private Debt Collection Companies
First-Ever National Report on Widespread Court Practices That Coerce Payments From People in Debt Without Due Process
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 14, 2018
勛圖眻畦 Comment on Sentencing Reform Senate Committee Vote
WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a markup vote tomorrow on a bill to address the problem of mass incarceration at the federal level.
The Sentencing Reform an...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jan 30, 2018
Faith in Texas, Texas Organizing Project Education Fund Join Dallas County Bail Practices Lawsuit to Demand Public Access to Bail Proceedings
DALLAS Social justice organizations Faith in Texas and Texas Organizing Project Education Fund became plaintiffs today in the lawsuit alleging unconstitutional bail practices i...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jan 22, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Sue Dallas County, Texas, Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail Practices
DALLAS Last night, Civil Rights Corps, the Texas Fair Defense Project, the 勛圖眻畦, and the 勛圖眻畦 of Texas filed a federal class action lawsuit against Da...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Daves v. Dallas County
Dec 12, 2017
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Prosecutorial Reform, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON The 勛圖眻畦 Campaign for Smart Justice released today the first-ever national public opinion poll of voters views of the role of prosecutor...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice

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