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$175,000 Settlement to Public Protester with Profanity-laced Sign Tased by Police Officer by One of two men protesting police brutality while carrying a sign reading “Fuck Bad Cops” was tased by a police officer, after which he sued for violation of his First and Fourth Amendment rights. In December 2018, …
Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
San Francisco DA Candidate Chesa Boudin Puts Criminal Justice Reform Front and Center by Chesa Boudin stands out among the candidates for the 2019 district attorney race in San Francisco. Boudin, a deputy public defender, helped to lead efforts to reform the cash bail system and has earned support from …
Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Filed under: Voting
NY Election Websites Tell Parolees They Can’t Vote, Even Though They Can by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Months after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo granted voting rights to most of the state’s parolees, state election websites still say they cannot vote. More than half the board of elections’ websites …
Article • February 14, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Bail
New York Mass Bail Out Action Targets Bail System Manipulation by Virginia Griese by Virginia Griese Throughout October, more than 105 women and teens incarcerated at Rikers Island and juvenile facilities had their bail paid by hundreds of volunteers and walked to freedom.  The Mass Bail Out Action (“MBOA”), organized …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Montana Supreme Court: City May Not Impose Local Surcharge Not Authorized by State Law for Violation of State Criminal Statute by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Corrine Franklin, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Missoula, Montana, Municipal Court, was assessed a $25 surcharge by the City of Missoula, earmarked …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Sixth Circuit Holds Tennessee Burglary Not Violent Felony Under ACCA, Overturning Previous Controlling Authority in Light of SCOTUS’ Mathis Opinion by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that Tennessee third-degree burglary, as interpreted by the Tennessee Supreme Court, cannot qualify as …
Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
President Trump Signs First Step Act Into Law—It’s a Good Initial Attempt at Meaningful Reform by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In December 2018, President Trump signed the bipartisan First Step Act into law. It’s the most substantial change in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that …
Publication • January 1, 2019
Vera Institute of Justice - Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison, 2019 Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison January 2019 Patrick Oakford, Cara Brumfield, Casey Goldvale, and Laura Tatum, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality Margaret diZerega and …
Publication • January 1, 2019
The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform, Square One Project-Columbia University, 2019 EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE POLICY JANUARY 2019 Bruce Western, Justice Lab, Columbia University THE CHALLENGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM The Square One Project aims to incubate new thinking on our response to crime, promote more effective …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Civil Rights Groups Urge Ending Use of Pretrial Bail Risk Assessment Tools by Steve Horn by Steve Horn More than 100 civil rights organizations have signed a statement to denounce the use of pretrial bail risk assessment algorithm tools meant to determine conditions of bail and, in many cases, jail. …
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
California’s New Cashless Bail System More Likely to Increase Number of Detainees by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss California became the first state to completely do away with cash bail, making international headlines. The new system uses algorithms to weigh factors to determine a person’s risk assessment with preventive detention …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Chicago Judge Grants No-Money Bond in Murder Case, But Cook County Still Has a Long Way to Go by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Cook County Judge William H. Hooks took the unusual step of granting murder defendant Jackie Wilson a no-money bond, letting Wilson go free while he awaits …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Texas Woman Receives Five Years in Prison for Illegal Voting After Criminal Conviction by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Crystal Mason, who had previously been convicted of tax fraud in 2011, will now serve a five-year sentence after being convicted in March 2018 of illegally voting in the 2016 presidential …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Second Circuit Denies NYPD Qualified Immunity for Use of Military-Grade Acoustic Weapon on Peaceful Protesters by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt the New York Police Department a blow in its attempt to avoid liability for using an acoustic weapon developed …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Brooklyn, New York’s Top Prosecutor Opens Door for Expungement of Pot Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has announced that he will accept applications from thousands of individuals to erase their low-level marijuana convictions in a program unveiled in September 2018. He said his …
Article • November 1, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Federal Judge Orders New Orleans Municipal Court System to Reform Money Bail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On August 6, 2018, Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered the New Orleans Municipal Court system to reform its money bond system, …
Justice Policy Institute: The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting - A Case Study in Safely Reducing Long Prison Terms and Saving Taxpayer Dollars, 2018 NOVEMBER, 2018 1 Acknowledgments THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF THE COLLABORATIVE AND CUMULATIVE EFFORTS OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE “UNGER STORY” …
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
$3 Million Federal Court Settlement: Philadelphia Agrees to End Civil Forfeiture by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights suit alleging massive abuse of Philadelphia’s civil asset forfeiture program was settled in September 2018 for $3 million, which will be distributed to individuals it victimized. The settlement resolved …
The Power of the Prosecutor: A Personal Account by Ashley Sawyer by Ashley Sawyer, Campaign for Smart Justice Consultant, ACLU of Vermont Have you ever watched an episode of “Law & Order”? The creators do an amazing job of dramatizing the court process. The characters playing the prosecutors are always …
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Will Groundbreaking California Bail Reform Help or Hinder Defendants’ Likelihood of Pre-Trial Release? by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Gov. Jerry Brown hailed a sweeping cash bail elimination law in California as landmark, years-in-the-making legislation to fairly treat “rich and poor alike.” Whether it will keep more people out of …
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