On March 11, Rep. Pressley reintroduced the People's Justice Guarantee. With the current wave of justice reform around the country, will the outcome be different this time around? And if it passes, what would that even mean?
Oklahoma might not seem like a likely candidate for a hotbed of prison reform, but a new package of bills suggests that even the reddest of the red states may be ready for change. That change, however, looks a little different from justice reforms in
The new law specifically includes provisions to help communities impacted by decades of prohibition. As a result, legalizing the plant could have a profound effect on social and criminal justice issues in the state.
A new prison every 10 days for 15 years. That number sounds impossible. But a Congressional report confirms the data.
Criminal justice reform advocates are eager to see what the new-look government does in 2021, including on the issue of cannabis reform.