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Illinois Achieved Important Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reforms. But Those Reforms Represent Only A Fraction of What Must Be Done.

While Illinois embraced some bipartisan criminal justice reform, the battle for systemic change has just begun.
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The technology can continuously monitor a 30-square-mile area and track any vehicle or pedestrian within that area
My Brother Was Brutally Murdered, But the Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban the Death Penalty Was the Right One

The sister of a murder victim explains why the death penalty is a false promise of justice.
School Board Elections in Ferguson Are Rigged Against Black Voters

A federal judge finds that the dark cloud of discrimination hangs over the school district’s political process.

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DOJ dropped private prisons. DHS should do the same.

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DOJ dropped private prisons. DHS should do the same.

The Department of Homeland Security is the private prison industry's biggest client. Tell DHS to phase out private prisons.

Let Mohamedou Slahi Go Home

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Let Mohamedou Slahi Go Home

Mohamedou Slahi has finally been cleared for release! Now we have to make sure he can go home.

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Congress: Pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act

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