criminal justice reform
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U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard, 40, for 1999 Murders After Last-Minute Supreme Court Appeal Fails
Brandon Bernard, who was just an 18-year-old Black youth in 1999 when he took part in a double murder in…
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Ideas Presented on Criminal Justice Reform
Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said mentorship and reentry programs should be prepared for those incarcerated once a…
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Lawmakers Recommend Improvement for Md. Courts, Criminal Justice System
A Maryland work group created to assess the state's court and criminal justice systems offered recommendations to improve policies and…
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Work Still Needed in Md. Prisons, Jails to Combat Pandemic, Criminal Justice Advocates Say
Almost 4,000 incarcerated individuals have been released from Maryland prisons since March 1 amid the coronavirus pandemic, and data from…
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WOSS: Restoring Education to Abolish Modern Slavery
Mass incarceration is, in fact, modern-day slavery.
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Walk This Way: Q&A with Marcus Bullock
Prioritizing reentry well before release is the key to Marcus Bullock's master plan to realign America's fractured criminal justice system.
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Inhumane Conditions, Violence and Death Represents Everyday Life at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison
The conditions at Mississippi’s Parchman prison makes it one of the worst detention facilities in the world, according to reform…
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Federal Prison Inmate Fights for Early Release
For nearly 30 years, Antone White has spent much of his time in the federal prison system challenging a life…
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Bills Pushing Pell Grants for Inmates Elicit Positive Reaction
Legislation pending in both chambers of Congress that would reinstate Pell Grant eligibility for inmates has gotten affirmation from District…
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African Americans Serving Longer Sentences Under Virginia’s Risk Assessment System
Black and young defendants in Virginia have faced increased jail sentences after the state instituted a risk assessment system.
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