Press Releases
about Smart Justice
Jun 08, 2017
ACLU Report Makes Business Case for Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and its Trone Private Sector and Education Advisory Council today released an investigation into the successes of corporate policies...
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Smart Justice
Jun 08, 2017
Historic Criminal Justice Reforms Approved by Louisiana Lawmakers
ACLU Calling the Measures a Major Step Towards Overhauling One of the Worst Systems in the World
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 18, 2017
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail Practices in Alabama County
Randolph County’s Money Bail System Jails People According to Wealth, Not Public Safety or Flight Risk
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: Edwards v. Cofield
May 12, 2017
ACLU to Jeff Sessions: Repeating The Failed War on Drugs Experiment Is Taking the Nation Back by Decades
NEW YORK —Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the criminal justice policy by former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. that instructed prosecutors to avoid charging certain ...
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Smart Justice
May 11, 2017
For-Profit Bail Bonds Industry and Insurance Corporations Trap People in Cycle of Debt
New Report from Color of Change and ACLU Documents Toll of Money Bail on Communities of Color and the Poor
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Smart Justice
May 05, 2017
ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice and NYCLU to Host ‘FORWARD Justice’ Event, Examining America’s Failed Criminal Justice System
Actor Michael K. Williams to Join Leading Organizations, Advocates, and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Discussions on the Criminal Justice System and Need for Reforms
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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