News & Commentary about Smart Justice
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![Prisoners reach through the metal bars of their cells.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/09/NJ-Prisons-Legislation-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 3, 2020
My Brother’s Not Afraid of Much. With COVID-19 in Prison, He’s Scared Out of His Mind.
![Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/08/WEB20-maricopa-county-blog-wordpressREV2-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Aug 26, 2020
Adel’s Hidden Agenda: ACLU Exposes Maricopa Prosecutor’s Hypocrisy
![Jason Hernandez holding his executive grant of clemency given by President Barack Obama.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/08/Jason-Hernandez-Blog-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Aug 5, 2020
Clemency, Redemption, and Justice: A Personal Story
![Handcuffs hanging from jail cell.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/08/Preston-Shipp-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Aug 4, 2020
From Punishment to Promise: The Power of Redemption
![Photo of prison cell bars.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/COVID-Litigation-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Jul 27, 2020
Incarcerated People are Still Dying of COVID-19, and We’re Still Fighting to Save Them
![Packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/WEB20-Buprenorphine-Packets-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Jul 22, 2020
As Overdoses Spike During Coronavirus, Treating Addiction in Prisons and Jails is a Matter of Life and Death
![Window sign reads "bail bonds"](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/Color-of-Change-Blog-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Jul 22, 2020
This Canadian Company is Bankrolling the Predatory Bail Industry
![Roger Stone leaving federal court with raised arms wide and flashing two V-shaped hand signs.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/07/WEB20-Roger-Stone-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Jul 17, 2020
While Trump Protects His Cronies, Governors can Use That Same Power to Protect the Most Vulnerable
![Lewis Conway](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/05/Lewis-Conway-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
May 29, 2020
Recidivism Will Only Decrease if Successful Reentry is Embraced as an Antidote for Mass Incarceration