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California Senate Advances Three Criminal Justice Reform Bills Limiting Bail and Eliminating Qualified Immunity Protections

Derek MajorJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021

by Derek MajorJune 1, 2021June 1, 20211183

The California Senate advanced three criminal justice reform bills making changes to bail and dropping qualified immunity protections for officers...

News

North Carolina Brothers Awarded $75 Million for Wrongful Conviction in Girl’s Murder

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 17, 2021May 18, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 17, 2021May 18, 20219433

Two Black half-brothers, who spent several decades in prison due to being wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 11-year-old girl, have been awarded $75...

Criminal Justice Reform News

Andre Hill’s Family Awarded $10 Million Settlement; Gym To Be Named In His Honor

Christian SpencerMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

by Christian SpencerMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021640

The family of Andre Hill has reached a settlement with the city of Columbus, Ohio, for $10 million....

Black Lives Matter Politics

House Narrowly Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act

Derek MajorMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021

by Derek MajorMarch 4, 2021March 4, 20211104

The House of Representatives passed a police reform bill Wednesday that would ban chokeholds across the nation and overhaul qualified immunity for officers....

Criminal Justice Reform News Women

California’s Largest Criminal Justice Organization Will Be Run By A Black Woman

Derek MajorMarch 4, 2021March 3, 2021

by Derek MajorMarch 4, 2021March 3, 2021742

Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ), the state's largest criminal justice organization, announced Tinisch Hollins will be its new executive director....

Success Beyond Bars Women

Nerika Jenkins Served 12 Years In Prison And Didn’t Commit A Crime, A Change In The Law Set Her Free

Derek MajorFebruary 15, 2021February 15, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 15, 2021February 15, 202124911

Nerika Jenkins served 12 years in prison despite not committing a crime, but a change in mandatory minimums set her free and now she's helping...

Politics

Illinois Expunges 500,000 Marijuana Arrest Records

Derek MajorJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

by Derek MajorJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 20213124

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on New Year's Eve that the state expunged 500,000 marijuana-related convictions in the state....

Black Lives Matter Criminal Justice Reform News

A Judge Asked Harvard To Find Out Why So Many Black Residents Are In Prison, Guess What They Found

Derek MajorSeptember 12, 2020September 14, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 12, 2020September 14, 202091003

When a judge tasked researchers at Harvard to explain why Massachusetts’ Black and Latinx incarceration was so high, they reached one conclusion....

Criminal Justice Reform News

North Carolina Man Freed After 44 Years In Prison For Wrongfully Convicted Crime

Dana GivensAugust 31, 2020

by Dana GivensAugust 31, 2020651

After 44 years, Ronnie Long was finally released from prison after the state of North Carolina vacated his conviction....

News Politics

Trump Grants Alice Johnson’s Request For Full Pardon

Dana GivensAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020

by Dana GivensAugust 31, 2020August 31, 20204215

President Donald Trump granted criminal justice reform advocate Alice Johnson's request for a full pardon during their Friday meeting in the Oval Office....