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May 01, 2014
Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System
This briefing paper explains how disproportionate minority contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice system is measured and takes a close look at drug offenses, property crimes, and status offenses.
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August 17, 2020
Disenfranchisement News: Iowa Gov. Ends Lifetime Ban on Voting for People with Felony Convictions
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions. Iowa was the only state that still permanently disenfranchised those with felony convictions unless the governor intervened.
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April 22, 2016
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Enacts Historic Voting Rights Restoration
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe today issued an executive order restoring voting rights to an estimated 200,000 people who have completed their felony sentences.
news
April 26, 2016
Disenfranchisement News: Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Enacts Historic Voting Rights Restoration
Virginia restores voting rights to 200K people, Maryland grassroots organization brings new voters to the polls and more in our latest Disenfranchisement News.
publications
September 05, 2018
Decarceration Strategies: How 5 States Achieved Substantial Prison Population Reductions
Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and South Carolina have reduced their prison populations between 14-25% over the past decade. This report describes how these five states can serve as decarceration roadmaps for other states.
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October 17, 2018
Expanding the Vote: Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms
Since 1997, 23 states have amended felony disenfranchisement policies in an effort to reduce their restrictiveness and expand voter eligibility.
publications
September 03, 2014
Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies
Coming on the heels of the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, this report demonstrates that the consequences of white Americans’ strong association of crime with blacks and Latinos extend far beyond policing.
publications
February 03, 2015
Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Inequity in the Criminal Justice System
Like an avalanche, racial disparity grows cumulatively as people traverse the criminal justice system. This report identifies four key features of the criminal justice system that produce racially unequal outcomes and showcases initiatives to abate these sources of inequity in adult and juvenile justice systems around the country.
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April 02, 2019
The Next Step: Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes
The Next Step highlights 15 reforms in 19 states implemented over the past two decades that have produced more effective, fiscally sound, and humane policies for people convicted of violent crimes.
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November 16, 2017
State Advocacy News: Justice Reform Starts With You!
Contact us to discuss your 2018 advocacy plan for state criminal justice reform!
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