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MacArthur Justice Center’s Statement on President Biden’s Federal Death Penalty Commutations

We welcome the fulfillment of President Biden’s promise to commute the death sentences of 37 people on federal death row. The federal death penalty – just like state capital punishment systems – is racist, error-prone, drains public resources, and does not deter crime or make our communities safer. We encourage President Biden to finish the...

MacArthur Justice Center Issues Statement on the Killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE Agent in Minneapolis

In response to the tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the Executive Director of the MacArthur Justice Center, David Shapiro, issued the following statement: Today, three children woke up without a mother, and the Minneapolis community lost a vital member as ICE agents murdered Renee Nicole Good just blocks from her home. These agents are being aggressively deployed in the...

Former inmate wins damages in lawsuit over attack at ‘extremely violent’ Catahoula jail

The Advocate

Maryland sees big jump in ‘restrictive housing’ in six years, report finds

WYPR

Lawsuit aims to fix the ‘horrific’ mental health crisis in Missouri jails

Sheriffs across Missouri are dealing with the same nagging problem. Their jails are increasingly full of people who have mental health needs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Advocates sue Missouri’s Mental Health Department over delays in treating inmates

Three advocacy groups have sued the Missouri Department of Mental Health over long delays in its competency testing process for criminal defendants.

St. Louis NPR

Lawsuit alleges state left people deemed incompetent to stand trial in jail without treatment

The MacArthur Justice Center, ArchCity Defenders and the ACLU of Missouri filed a class action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health on Monday, claiming the agency failed to provide legally required treatment for pretrial detainees living with serious mental illness and disabilities.

KOMU

‘Warehoused in jails’: State accused of denying mental health services to incarcerated Missourians

A federal lawsuit alleges a lack of reasonable action by the state has turned jails into ‘de facto mental health wards’

Missouri Independent

‘Warehoused in jails’: State accused of denying mental health services to incarcerated Missourians

Missouri Independent

Advocates Sue Missouri Department of Mental Health for Failing to Treat Pretrial Detainees Living with Mental Illness and Disabilities

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the MacArthur Justice Center, alongside ArchCity Defenders and the ACLU of Missouri filed a class action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) for failing its legal duties to provide adequate treatment to people living with serious mental illness and disabilities during pretrial detainment after having been deemed...

Statement on the Order to Release MJC Clients Mr. Moreno Gonzalez and Mr. Agustin Zamacona

Today, in response to a habeas petition filed alongside the ACLU of Illinois, Judge Sara Ellis has ordered that our clients Pablo Moreno Gonzalez and Felipe Agustin Zamacona must be released from ICE custody immediately. In response, Alexa Van Brunt, director of the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois office issued the following statement: “Today, we...