News & Commentary about Smart Justice

The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campaign for Smart Justice is an unprecedented, multiyear effort to reduce the U.S. jail and prison population by 50% and to challenge racism in the criminal legal system.
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Jun 21, 2012
Closing Tamms Supermax: A Chance To Reevaluate Solitary Confinement

Jun 21, 2012
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ LENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases

Jun 18, 2012
A Tale of Two Communities . . . and Zero Private Prisons

Jun 15, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Jun 13, 2012
Why Are We Spending So Much To Lock Up Elderly Prisoners Who Pose Little Threat?

Jun 12, 2012
Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?
Jun 8, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Jun 6, 2012
Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime

Jun 6, 2012
Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System