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

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 forced...

‘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

‘Cop City’ legal case could cast spotlight on US police foundations’ activities

The Guardian

Michigan court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases

Associated Press

Wrongful Convictions – A Billion Dollar Liability For States

Forbes

Lawsuit: Muslim prayer rights denied in Wisconsin jail

“One of the goals of bringing a lawsuit is not only to seek justice for Mr. Emad, but to also change Dodge County’s detention facility policies and practices related to providing religious programming for people who are not of the Christian faith,” del Valle said.

UPI