#VotingRights #CivilLiberties #CriminalJusticeReform
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Federal judge upholds ruling that certain ex-felons should not automatically lose voting rights
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On Monday, a federal court reaffirmed a January ruling that found that Virginia's current practice of disenfranchising all people with felony convictions violates post-Civil War laws that required former Confederate states to guarantee voting rights for newly emancipated Black residents.
#DomesticViolence #SurvivorsJustice #CriminalJusticeReform
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They Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison?
Pamela Colloff traveled to Oklahoma five times to cover resentencing hearings and talk to prosecutors, prisoners and advocates for domestic-violence survivors.
#DomesticViolence #CriminalJusticeReform #SurvivorSupport
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Under New Ga. Law, Abuse Survivor Gets Second Chance but Finds Few Safety Nets
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In 1999, an 18-year-old new mother in Marietta stabbed her then-boyfriend and father of her infant son during an argument that turned physical.
#Clemency #TrumpPardons #CriminalJusticeReform
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How Trump is using his 'king-like' power of clemency a 2nd time around
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President Donald Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government prompted nationwide "no kings" protests.
#AbolishICE #CriminalJusticeReform #PublicSafety
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Uncommon Knowledge: Amid calls to abolish ICE, has Trump made America safe again?
Shortly after Alex Pretti was shot dead amid anti-ICE fury in Minnesota, national Democrats and others began saying the quiet part out loud: "It's time to abolish Trump's ICE," declared Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, with many others echoing that call and funding set to play a part in shutdown debates.
#FederalOverreach #ProgressiveProsecutors #CriminalJusticeReform
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City Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against Federal Agents
Nine progressive prosecutors say they will work together to charge federal agents accused of wrongdoing, but they will face significant legal obstacles.
#MedicalParole #OklahomaJustice #CriminalJusticeReform
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Oklahoma AG says only DOC director can refer prisoners for medical parole
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board can't sidestep the Department of Corrections in determining medical parole eligibility, the attorney general's office decided last month.
