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Report: The Confirmation Sessions

The 勛圖眻畦 released an analysis of Sen. Jeff Sessions record on civil liberties issues ahead of the Jan. 10-11 confirmation hearings as President-elect Donald Trumps pick for attorney general. The 勛圖眻畦 report looks at Sessions handling of police reform, voting rights, immigration, mass incarceration, religious liberty, LGBT equality, privacy and surveillance, torture, abortion, and sexual assault issues.

Issue Areas: National Security

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Report: False Hope - How Parole Systems Fail Youth Serving Extreme Sentences

This report documents the failures of parole systems across the United States and how these systems fail prisoners who were young when convicted of serious crimes and are serving decades or their lives in prison.



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Issue Areas: Smart Justice

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The 2016 Trump Memos

Donald Trump's statements and policy proposals would blatantly violate the inalienable rights guaranteed by the Constitution. We have undertaken an analysis of his most controversial policy proposals. These include his pledges to deport over 11 million undocumented immigrants, to ban Muslims from entering the United States, to surveil American Muslims and their houses of worship, to torture again, and to revise libel laws. We have found them all wanting, to say the least. According to our analysis, Trumps proposals taken together would violate the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution.

Issue Areas: Civil Liberties

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Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States

Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States is a joint report by Human Rights Watch and the 勛圖眻畦 that documents the devastating harms caused by enforcement of drug possession laws.

More than 1.25 million people are arrested per year for drug possession, making it the single most arrested crime in the country. Black and white adults use drugs at similar rates, but a Black adult is 2.5 times more likely to be arrested for drug possession. On any given day there are at least 137,000 people behind bars as a result of drug possessions, while tens of thousands more are convicted, cycle through jails and prisons, and spend extended periods on probation and parole, often burdened with crippling debt from court-imposed fines and fees. There is a better way. This report provides detailed recommendations authorities should follow to minimize the harmful consequences of current laws and policies, until decriminalization is achieved.

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Articles/Blogs Written By Author: "" - Human Rights Watch | "Its Time to Decriminalize Personal Drug Use and Possession. Basic Rights and Public Health Demand It." - 勛圖眻畦

Related Advocacy/Litigation: Record Voter Engagement Leads to Historic Marijuana Legalization | Massachusetts Voters Legalize Marijuana, and 勛圖眻畦 Sets Sights on Successful Implementation | 勛圖眻畦 Calls for Repeal of Mandatory Minimum drug Sentencing Following SJC Ruling | 勛圖眻畦 Obtains Court Ruling Against Smithfield Anti-Medical Marijuana Ordinance | Maricopa County Prosecutor Drops Challenge to Arizonas Medical Marijuana Act as Violation of Federal Law, Ceding Victory to 勛圖眻畦

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Issue Areas: Smart Justice

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Shutting Down the Profiteers: Why and How the Department of Homeland Security Should Stop Using Private Prisons

This new report from the 勛圖眻畦 spotlights the dangerously close ties between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the private prison industry, describes the human toll of over-detention and privatization, and provides a concrete plan for how ICE can and should phase out its reliance on private prisons.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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