Blog from the Justice Programs Office
This week in the news: ‘Can you talk your way out of a life sentence?,’ Pew uncovers how many are affected by civil legal problems, 11K pardons issued in Illinois, ‘Do Human Trafficking Intervention Courts really work?,’ and more.
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This week in the news: Michigan treatment courts focus on rehabilitation, not retribution, two congresspeople think Medicaid should be available inside prisons, Harris County’s historic bail reform lawsuit is still awaiting a final settlement, and more.
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This week in the news: “How do you find your place in the world as an old man when you’ve never lived in it as an adult?” Read Haywood Fennel’s story of release after spending his adult life in prison, the call for federal leadership on civil justice reform from the Center for American Progress and the Justice Programs Office’s own Karen Lash, and more.
This week in the news: Read about the push for free phone calls while in jail, how the BOP withdrew its plans to construct a US Penitentiary in Kentucky, 2020 presidential contenders take on criminal justice reform, the call to deconstruct private, for-profit prisons, and more.
This week in the news: Read about the newly proposed bill that, if passed, would allow people incarcerated in Washington, DC to vote while in prison; a study done on police Facebook accounts; a new housing affordability plan meant to alleviate prohibitors to obtaining housing for formerly incarcerated individuals; juvenile justice taking place in Arizona and California; and more.
This week in the news: Read about the bill to prohibit ‘prison gerrymandering’ and increase Census Bureau accuracy, North Carolina’s move to better an individual’s accessibility to record expungement, a study that looks at court reporters’ accuracy when it comes to African American English, reform in Oregon’s ‘historic’ juvenile justice system, and more.