Blog from the Justice Programs Office
This week in the news: Read about elderly people who are incarcerated, how it can be difficult to find employment or housing after being released from prison, what Ben & Jerry’s is doing for justice reform, new defense spending in Austin, Texas, and more.
This week in the news: Read what one woman is doing to help the drug and family wellness court community, how Seattle is addressing the ‘war on drugs’, how two overworked public defenders and six judges ending up giving a life sentence and more top headlines in criminal justice.
This week in the news: Read the latest headlines about the dire need for public defense reform, justice proposals from 2020 presidential candidates, life inside a prison plagued by violence, and more.
This week in the news: Read about restoring voting rights in Louisiana and Florida, a prosecutor sends her staff to #VisitAPrison, Sacramento bail reform, a mother who is penalized for seeking drug treatment while pregnant, and more.
This week in the news: Trafficking survivor Cyntoia Brown gets early release, data says crime and incarceration are both declining across the US, a relentless jailhouse lawyer fights for trial reform, Kent Williams reunites with his family, and more.
This week in the news: Read about historic bail reform in Texas, how New York homelessness reform might not be what it seems, a public defender who has worked nearly 4,000 cases in the last five years, an opinion piece on how the justice system mistreats survivors of trafficking, and more.
This week in the news: Read human pieces like the story of Gloria Williams, one of Louisiana’s longest serving females in prison and Dauras Cyprian, one of tens of thousands of Californians who has been released from prison yet is shut out of two of the most basic civic institutions, a new justice reform proposal from presidential candidate Joe Biden, a slate of policy changes to Oregon’s juvenile justice system, and more.
This week in the news: Read about the alarming rates of LGBTQ people of color who are being incarcerated, Sen. Cory Booker’s latest reform proposal, new developments in the opioid crisis, a case of wrongful conviction, and more.
This week in the news: Read two human interest stories of people who were previously incarcerated who now hold or are pursuing college degrees, about the newest legislation in criminal justice reform, the wave of banks exiting the private prison industry, a District Attorney’s out-of-the-ordinary reverse on a tough-on-crime stance, and so much more.
This week in the news: Read more on the study that shed light on current and retired police officers’ Facebook posts, Booker’s (D-NJ) promise of clemency for thousands of nonviolent drug offenders if he becomes president, how the First Step Act continues to play out, the newly established pro bono effort, the Compassionate Release Clearinghouse, and much more.