News & Commentary about Criminal Law Reform
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The Criminal Law Reform Project seeks to end harsh policies and racial inequities in the criminal justice system.
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Mar 16, 2018
Congress Proposes to Fight Online Trafficking By Harming Sex Workers
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Mar 15, 2018
Beaten, Tased, and Arrested for Jaywalking While Black
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Feb 23, 2018
New Data Reveals Milwaukee Police Stops Are About Race and Ethnicity
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Feb 23, 2018
There's No Such Thing as 'Consensual Sex' When a Person Is in Police Custody
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Feb 13, 2018
Ohio’s Chief Justice Stands Up to Jeff Sessions in Support of Low-Income People
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Feb 12, 2018
Police Officer Wins Settlement From City That Fired Him for Not Shooting a Black Man
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Jan 26, 2018
Federal Immigration Officials Conspired with New Hampshire Police to Circumvent State Law
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Jan 19, 2018
The Trump Administration Continues the Racist and Disastrous War on Pot
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Jan 8, 2018
30,000 Tainted Convictions, One Path Forward