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September 08, 2022
How Many People Are Spending Over a Decade in Prison?
In 2019, over half of the people in U.S. prisons – amounting to more than 770,000 people – were serving sentences of 10 years or longer – a huge jump from 2000.
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August 30, 2022
Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice
New juvenile justice analysis reveals the system’s unequal and limited use of diversion from court involvement, particularly for Black youth.
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August 18, 2022
Amicus Brief in Support of Lawsuit Ending North Carolina Felony Disenfranchisement Law
North Carolina law disproportionately deprives Black North Carolinians of the right to vote and prolongs their disenfranchisement based
on circumstances that are marked by persistent racial inequity and have no connection to the legitimate interests of the State.
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August 18, 2022
New National Poll shows Majority Favor Guaranteed Right to Vote for All
Voters in the United States are ready for all citizens of this country to be eligible to vote, no
matter their relationship with the criminal justice system.
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August 15, 2022
Request for a Thematic Hearing on Life Imprisonment in the Americas
The Sentencing Project, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Penal Reform International submitted a request to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for a thematic hearing on life imprisonment in the Organization of American States (OAS) region.
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August 11, 2022
Repurposing Correctional Facilities to Strengthen Communities
Twenty-one states partially closed or fully closed at least one correctional facility since 2000, resulting in a trend of prison repurposing in which old prisons are converted for community and commercial use.
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July 20, 2022
Comment on Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
The Sentencing Project's Executive Director Amy Fettig submitted comments to the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of The Sentencing project regarding the United States Department of Justice’s proposed rule on CARES Act Home Confinement.
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July 27, 2022
Comments to the Food and Drug Administration on the Proposed Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
The Sentencing Project submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the proposed Tobacco Product
Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes.
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July 27, 2022
Voting in Jails: Advocacy Strategies to #UnlocktheVote
Every year, hundreds of thousands of eligible incarcerated voters are unable to cast their ballot due to misinformation, institutional bureaucracy and de-prioritization among government officials. This advocacy brief highlights strategies to improve ballot access for incarcerated people who are legally eligible to vote.
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