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The Lakeith Smith Case Highlights All of the Ways Our Criminal Justice System Is Broken
The travesty in Lakeith’s case is at the intersection of a number of different issues targeted by criminal justice reformers.
By Portia Allen-Kyle
The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue
On Election Day 2017, candidates in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Virginia, and New York won on platforms that proactively embraced criminal justice reform or rejected fear-mongering attempts by opponents to label them as soft-on-crime.
By Udi Ofer
ICYMI: June Roundup
In case you missed it, here are a few highlights and headlines regarding the ACLU and ACLU related issues.
By Rebecca Seung-Bickley
2017 Alabama Legislative Report
The 2017 legislative session ended May 19, and to many, it seemed to be among the most contentious of recent years. In addition to the removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore and the resignation of Governor Robert Bentley, there were heated debates over many issues such as the federal court-ordered reapportionment, prison construction, confederate monuments, and a racist joke about monkeys.
By Rebecca Seung-Bickley, Windy Leavell
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