The United States criminal legal system is currently facing a reckoning regarding its treatment of incarcerated individuals with disabilities. A […]
Category: Crime & Justice
The Sentencing Project advocates for raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction in Massachusetts to include 18-year-olds
The landscape of the American criminal justice system is undergoing a profound reassessment regarding the intersection of neurological development and […]
The Sentencing Project Proposes Disability Second Look Statutes to Address Systemic Inequities in the American Criminal Legal System
The United States criminal justice system is currently grappling with a significant demographic reality: individuals with physical, cognitive, and social […]
The Silent Electorate: Rhode Island Primary Day Highlights Ongoing Disenfranchisement of Incarcerated Citizens
As Rhode Island voters head to the polls for today’s primary election, the state’s democratic landscape remains fractured by a […]
The Sentencing Project Proposes Disability Second Look Statutes to Reform Incarceration Outcomes
The United States criminal legal system is currently facing a critical inflection point regarding the treatment of individuals with disabilities, […]
The Ongoing Battle for Universal Suffrage: Rhode Island Primary Highlights the Persistent Disenfranchisement of Incarcerated Citizens
As voters across Rhode Island head to the polls for today’s primary election, a significant segment of the population remains […]
The Sentencing Project Proposes Disability Second Look Statutes to Address Systemic Inequities in the Criminal Legal System
The Sentencing Project has officially unveiled a comprehensive proposal calling for the implementation of “disability second look” statutes across state […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling on Felony Murder Triggers Legal Uncertainty for Over 1,100 Inmates
The expiration of a 120-day stay regarding the Commonwealth v. Lee ruling has thrust the Pennsylvania judicial system into a […]
The Fight for Franchise: Over 260,000 Virginians Remain Disenfranchised Ahead of Critical Primary Elections
As voters across the Commonwealth of Virginia prepare to head to the polls for this Tuesday’s primary election, a staggering […]
Advancing Justice: A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Criminal Legal System Reforms and Judicial Shifts
This year has marked a period of significant legislative and judicial activity aimed at recalibrating the criminal legal system, with […]
