17 Feb NYC Council Candidate Tiffany Cabán Releases Comprehensive Plan to Defund the Police in New York City
The New York City plan to defund the police could come to fruition, if a new plan goes through.
Emphasizing Rehabilitation
02 Feb It’s Time for the Next Step Act
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The First Step Act was literally that: a first step. Now that the political winds have changed, its time for the Next Step Act to become law.
15 Jan Minimal Progress with Solitary Confinement in 2020
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in Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons
While the end of 2019 held promise for solitary confinement reform, 2020 painted a less optimistic picture.
15 Jan HR 4488 is Latest move on Solitary Confinement
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in Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons
The Solitary Confinement and Reform Act of 2019 seems doomed to the same fate that Richmond’s previous bills suffered. There is a clear and urgent need to establish national standards around the use of solitary confinement.
29 Dec Community Supervision Act Helps At-Risk Prisoners
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in Challenges After Release, Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons, Supervised Release
Under the Emergency Community Supervision Act, the government would release vulnerable individuals from prison. Then, it would place them in community supervision while COVID-19 continues to present a national health emergency.
29 Dec First Step Act of 2018: Two Years Later
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in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Mandatory Minimums, Prisons, Supervised Release
The First Step Act was a bipartisan project several years in the making. The goal of the bipartisan effort was simple but important. It aimed to reduce the number of people in federal prisons while maintaining public safety.
29 Dec North Carolina Second Chance Act Joins National Trend of Justice Reform
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in Challenges After Release, Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Prisons
The North Carolina Second Chance Act gives people with nonviolent criminal records an opportunity to have misdemeanors and low-level felonies expunged from their records.