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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 Appoints New Executive Director

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Civil Rights Atty Returning To Lead MacArthur Justice Center

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MacArthur Justice Center Names David Shapiro as its Next Executive Director

Seasoned Litigator and Nonprofit Executive to Lead the 40-Year-Old Organization’s Next Chapter as its Third Executive Director Chicago, IL — The MacArthur Justice Center (MJC), a national, nonprofit law firm devoted to combatting and redressing injustices in the criminal legal system, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Shapiro as its next Executive Director,...

These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.

The MacArthur Justice Center lawsuit calls for swift policy change at Algoa. Jefferson City has already seen a handful of days in the 80s this year, including a high of 86 degrees in April. Shubra Ohri, one of the lead attorneys in the case, stressed that steadily rising temperatures across the state each summer mean that danger...

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MacArthur Justice Center Files Case Advocating for Protections on Behalf of At-Risk Inmates Exposed to Brutal Heat at Algoa Correctional Center in Missouri

ST. LOUIS — The MacArthur Justice Center has filed a case on behalf of individuals housed in Algoa Correctional Center in Missouri – a nearly 100-year-old prison without air conditioning – ahead of another historically hot summer where the heat index is predicted to rise up to 100-120 degrees, asserting the excessive heat prisoners are...

‘Trapped in a fiery kennel’: Lawsuit against Missouri Department of Corrections alleges extreme heat at one prison is a constitutional violation

“We know that it’s getting hotter every year,” said Shubra Ohri, senior counsel at the MacArthur Justice Center. “Our hope would be that this would prompt (Missouri Department of Corrections) to reconsider their practices here and understand that they are unconstitutional and inhumane.”

The Beacon

Missouri sued over excessive heat at prison in Jefferson City

“They were not sentenced to die, and they were not sentenced to be subject to such physical and emotional trauma and torture that they are experiencing at Algoa over the summer,” said Shubra Ohri, senior counsel at MacArthur Justice and the lead attorney on the case.

St. Louis Public Radio

Juror fights to overturn conviction, years after she sent a teenager away

“Justice delayed is justice denied,” Megan Crane says. “Mike has now been 26 and a half years without justice, and sure, he’s been home three years on lifetime parole, but he still doesn’t know who killed his mother, and he and his family haven’t seen justice for that.”

St. Louis Magazine

Trump’s DOJ Has Frozen Police Reform Work. Advocates Fear More Abuse in Departments Across the Country.

ProPublica

Michigan Bans Mandatory Life Sentences For Young Murderers

Newsweek