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The SAFER Plan: Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Criminal Justice System
THE SAFER PLAN: PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Organizations endorsing SAFER plan Summary CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19 are changing as our understanding of the spread, treatment, and management of the virus evolves. Many of…
MYTHBUSTERS: PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS
Between 1965 and 1994, Pell grant eligibility for incarcerated individuals made continuing education part of American prison life. In 1982, nine percent of the nation’s incarcerated population was enrolled in post-secondary education programs. Access to higher education allowed incarcerated students…
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Clemency for Patrick Nolan
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Clemency for Patrick Nolan May 15, 2019 Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Patrick J. Nolan, a former Minority Leader of the California State Assembly.…
The 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration
LIVE: The 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration https://t.co/279PRqFSRk — The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 1, 2019
Clean Slate Law opens doors for those who’ve earned it
Originally Published: The Salt Lake Tribune Written by: Eric Hutchins Utah Gov. Gary Herbert recently signed into law Utah’s Clean Slate bill, House Bill 431, legislation that I filed to help thousands of eligible Utahans expunge old criminal records. The bill, which received…
Criminal-justice bill is first step as Florida leads the cause
Originally Published: Orlando Sentinel Written by: Mike Huckabee The past two weeks have seen important developments for criminal justice reform in Florida. The first was the Florida House articulating principles that underline an effective criminal justice system. The second was…
Florida Prison Overhaul Depends on Tough Talks
Originally Published: Sarasota Herald-Tribune Written by: John Kennedy The next two weeks at the Florida Capitol will determine whether state lawmakers enact what some have called the boldest criminal justice reform ever seen in the state. TALLAHASSEE — The next two…
Some NC Republicans want to copy Trump’s criminal justice reforms. Will they pass here?
Originally Published: The News & Observer Written by: Will Doran Conservative activists stood alongside a former prison inmate and the mother of a drug dealer on Tuesday to call for criminal justice reform in North Carolina. They’re “strange bedfellows,” said Sen.…