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Mar 13, 2020
Maine Legislative Committee Supports Removing Criminal Penalties for Needle Possession
Advocates Say Harm Reduction Measure is Important Step Toward Drug Law Reform
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 13, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma Statement on Advancement of Senate Bill 1859
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to the advancement of SB 1859, an unconstitutional bill that bans abortion care at six weeks, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma issued the following response. The ...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Mar 13, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON — President Trump today invoked emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is comment from Hina Shamsi, director of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s National Security Pr...
Mar 13, 2020
New ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Louisiana Report Shows Sharp Increase in People Awaiting Trial Behind Bars
After 10.3 percent increase, Louisiana’s pretrial incarceration rate is now three times the national average and the highest of any state on record since 1970
Mar 12, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic
HARTFORD, Conn. – In the wake of confirmed cases in Connecticut of coronavirus/COVID-19, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Connecticut today called for state officials to take action to protect incarc...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice Prisoners' Rights
Mar 12, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma Statement on Seminole Police Chief’s Reported Conduct
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to a complaint filed by the owner of a contract company with the city of Seminole, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma issued the following response. The following i...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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