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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...

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

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

Muslim inmate denied rights to prayer by Wisconsin jail

“So we brought a civil rights case against a number of players. We brought them against a number of ICE officers, against a number of correctional officers and the the detention center and also against the medical care provider of the detention center,” Valla says. “So there were a lot of claims, and they centered...

NPR

De Facto Book Ban in Missouri Prisons Violates First Amendment Rights Says Washington University First Amendment Clinic and MacArthur Justice Center

ST. LOUIS — Citing a violation of the First Amendment, the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, with the support of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, has filed suit to overturn a de facto book ban in Missouri prisons. In late 2023, the Missouri Department of Corrections (MoDOC)...

MacArthur Justice Center’s Alexa Van Brunt announced as 2025 Civil Leadership Academy Fellow

Class of local nonprofit and government fellows embarks on interdisciplinary leadership development program in service of effective governance CHICAGO, IL — The University of Chicago Center for Effective Government (CEG) at the Harris School of Public Policy today announced its 2025 class of Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) fellows—some of the area’s most promising government and...