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The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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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Aug 10, 2010

Can the Racial Justice Act Change the Practice of Picking All-White Juries in North Carolina?

Can the Racial Justice Act Change the Practice of Picking All-White Juries in North Carolina?

Aug 10, 2010

First Military Commissions Trial Under Obama Scheduled for This Week

First Military Commissions Trial Under Obama Scheduled for This Week

Aug 3, 2010

Shirley Sherrod, and a Meaningful Discussion of Race

Shirley Sherrod, and a Meaningful Discussion of Race

Aug 3, 2010

With the Stroke of a Pen, a Fairer Criminal Justice System

With the Stroke of a Pen, a Fairer Criminal Justice System

Jul 30, 2010

Reforming a System of Assault on Students' Rights

Reforming a System of Assault on Students' Rights

Jul 30, 2010

Compounded Vulnerability: Neglect of Detainees with Disabilities in U.S. Immigration Facilities

Compounded Vulnerability: Neglect of Detainees with Disabilities in U.S. Immigration Facilities

Jul 29, 2010

Corruption and Abuse By LA County Deputies Contribute To Suicide, Report Confirms

Corruption and Abuse By LA County Deputies Contribute To Suicide, Report Confirms

Jul 29, 2010

Bending The Arc Towards Justice: Congress Passes Bill Reducing Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

Bending The Arc Towards Justice: Congress Passes Bill Reducing Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

Jul 27, 2010

California’s Proposition 19: Fundamentally An Issue of Racial Justice

California’s Proposition 19: Fundamentally An Issue of Racial Justice

Jul 27, 2010

The Final Push – Imminent House Vote to Reform Broken Crack Sentencing Law

The Final Push – Imminent House Vote to Reform Broken Crack Sentencing Law