Please Help Us By Taking The Murder Registry Impact Survey
The Chicago Torture Justice Center is collecting data on the Illinois Murder Registry and its adverse impacts on formerly incarcerated people. We know
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DOJ Admits It Has No Idea How Many People Die In Law Enforcement Custody
The federal government has failed to count thousands of deaths in law enforcement custody over the past three years, the Department of Justice
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ABA Provides 10 Principles For Ending Mass Incarceration And Lengthy Prison Sentences
The House of Delegates took aim at mass incarceration in two separate resolutions at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Monday. Resolution
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How American Public Spaces Became So Criminalized – And How We Can Win Them Back
A rundown of how many of our laws criminalizing public spaces came about. CLICK
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The Department Of Justice Undercounted Nearly 1,000 Deaths In U.S. Prisons
The Justice Department undercounted nearly 1,000 deaths in prisons, jails, or during arrests during the last fiscal year, according to the results of
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Prisoner Advocates Turn To The UN To End Extreme Prison Sentences
The United States is an outlier for such excessive sentences. Of the 193 United Nations member states, 155 prohibit life-without-parole sentences. In Europe,
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If California Really Wants To Reduce Crime, Not Just Talk About It, It’ll Cost $42 Million
Politicians up & down the state continue to placate an apprehensive public, staking out opposing sides of the ideological spectrum to talk about
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People Incarcerated In The Illinois Department Of Corrections Are Waiting Months To Receive Reduced Sentence Credits
While the reform initially provided some hope, incarcerated people say the approval process for receiving reduced sentence credits can take months—if they hear
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Alternatives To Police And Prisons: Activists Share How To Better Address Violence
I wish people recognized that harming people in the name of justice is not only morally inconsistent — it’s also ineffective. Punitive systems
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