News & Commentary about Mass Incarceration
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Apr 7, 2020
Louisiana’s Suspension of Due Process Could Be a COVID-19 Catastrophe in Jails and Prisons
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Mar 18, 2020
Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 — Here’s How
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Feb 18, 2020
It’s Time to Transform What it Means to be a Prosecutor
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Jan 13, 2020
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It’s Time to Suck the Venom Out.
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Dec 10, 2019
In 2019, We Fought Across the Country to Dismantle Mass Incarceration. We Won on Multiple Fronts.
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Nov 13, 2019
Oklahomans Just Made History — and They Can Do it Again
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Oct 25, 2019
The First Step Act was Exactly that, a First Step. What Comes Next?
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Oct 18, 2019
Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis
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Jul 12, 2019
We Can Cut Mass Incarceration by 50 Percent
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Jun 4, 2019
How the 1994 Crime Bill Fed the Mass Incarceration Crisis