News & Commentary about Smart Justice
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Jan 17, 2017
Will Trump’s Inauguration Be the Day Clemency Died?
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Jan 13, 2017
As a Criminal Justice Reform Advocate, Obama’s Farewell Speech Felt Like a Full Circle Moment
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Jan 5, 2017
Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights
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Dec 2, 2016
In Stunning Reversal, Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Advisors Urge Homeland Security to Shift Away from Private Prisons
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Nov 29, 2016
My Son Has Been In Prison For 30 Years. Parole Reform Could Bring Him Home.
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Oct 14, 2016
It’s Time to Decriminalize Personal Drug Use and Possession. Basic Rights and Public Health Demand It.
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Aug 25, 2016
Illinois Achieved Important Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reforms. But Those Reforms Represent Only A Fraction of What Must Be Done.
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Apr 29, 2016
You Serve Your Time, Earn Your Freedom, Then the Job Market Shuts the Door in Your Face
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Mar 17, 2016
Police Accountability Doesn't Stop at the Schoolhouse Door