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Despite Declining Crime Rates, U.S. Is Becoming More Punitive

03.28.16

Nixon Adviser Admits War on Drugs Was Designed to Criminalize Black People

03.25.16

South Dakota Abolishes Life Without Parole Sentences for Children

03.23.16

Alabama Appeals Court Orders New Trial for EJI Client Derek Horton

03.21.16

Justice Department Warns State and Local Courts Against Fine and Fee Practices That Punish the Poor

03.18.16

Federal Study Finds Increase in Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse by Staff in Juvenile Detention Facilities

03.16.16

Google Searches Reveal Racial Bias in the United States

03.14.16

The Plight of the Poor: Raw Sewage in Lowndes County

03.11.16

Florida Abolishes Death Sentences by Judicial Override

03.09.16

Supreme Court Finds Prosecutorial Misconduct Requires New Trial for Louisiana Man on Death Row

03.07.16

Judge Rules Alabama's Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional

03.03.16

Nonviolent Resistance

03.01.16

Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man in Montgomery Reinforces Need for Reform

02.29.16

Albert Woodfox Released After 40 Years in Solitary Confinement

02.24.16

Pope Calls for Global Abolition of the Death Penalty

02.22.16

New Online Resource Explores the Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks

02.18.16