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Advocating for the Rights of the Incarcerated

Reeves’ veto of prison reform bill veto makes it clear: Federal intervention needed

Without offering any meaningful explanation, Gov. Tate Reeves recently vetoed thoughtful, bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation that would have gone a long way toward addressing Mississippi’s current prison crisis. The governor’s veto proves, once again, that change just doesn’t happen in Mississippi without external pressure.

Clarion Ledger

Rights of Protesters

Lawsuit alleges Chicago police routinely deny arrestees the ability to call, meet with defense attorneys

We stand with a coalition that included the Public Defender, defense attorneys, community groups, activists and brave young people to sue the City of Chicago’s systemic practice of denying access to counsel and phones for those in police custody—a practice that has only increased in light of COVID-19 and recent protests.

Chicago Tribune

Police Abuse

‘They get a get-out-of-jail-free card’: How qualified immunity protects police and other government officials from civil lawsuits

Qualified Immunity is a rule that cops are above the law & the Constitution. Even when they engage in brutality or murder as we’ve seen time after time, they’re granted immunity from suits trying to hold them accountable. We work to abolish Qualified Immunity.

MarketWatch

Health and Safety

Attorney to Sheriff Dart: Protect Jail Detainees, Not Your Reputation

Cook County Jail was a global COVID-19 hotspot when hundreds of pretrial detainees had to sue for protection. Yet, the Sheriff remains fixated on credit. The virus is still a threat and if we aren’t honest about how we got here, lives will remain at risk.

WTTW Chicago

Cash Bail

New state law seeks to fix New Orleans judges’ decades-old conflict of interest on court fines, fees and bail

The new law is an opportunity for the city to end the judges’ financial conflict and create a more equitable system of pretrial release. We need to be focused on dismantling the money bail system—putting resources into pretrial services, counseling, and more.

The Lens

Parole

Missouri Parolees Should Be Released Immediately To Help Prevent Spread Of COVID-19, Lawyers Argue

Permitting an unconstitutional parole revocation system to churn people through Missouri prisons and jails aids the spread of COVID-19 in the entire community, and subjects parolees and inmates to severe risk of harm. We urge federal court to release parolees and halt parole.

KCUR

In The News

Reeves’ veto of prison reform bill veto makes it clear: Federal intervention needed

Lawsuit alleges Chicago police routinely deny arrestees the ability to call, meet with defense attorneys

‘They get a get-out-of-jail-free card’: How qualified immunity protects police and other government officials from civil lawsuits

Attorney to Sheriff Dart: Protect Jail Detainees, Not Your Reputation

New state law seeks to fix New Orleans judges’ decades-old conflict of interest on court fines, fees and bail

Missouri Parolees Should Be Released Immediately To Help Prevent Spread Of COVID-19, Lawyers Argue

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Cook County Public Defender, Community Groups, and Defense Attorneys File Lawsuit Against City of Chicago for Denying People in Police Custody Access to Counsel and Phones

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