Please join us Tuesday New America to discuss ways to improve our criminal legal system in the U.S. Nicole D. Porter (she/her) Chiraag Bains Theodore R. Johnson You can sign up below ⬇️

NEWS: Today, Nebraska lawmakers approved Legislative Bill 20 – which eliminates the two-year period that eligible residents who complete felony sentences must wait before registering to vote. The bill restores voting rights to over 7,000 Nebraskans! bit.ly/3VZUf9h

A statement from Nebraska's Voting Rights Restoration Coalition.

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APRIL 25: Join us at 12PM ET for a special discussion on how people with justice system involvement are mobilizing to make their voices heard through the civic engagement processes.

Register: bit.ly/4avqOA6

How can we eliminate many of America’s overly punitive policies & reimagine our justice system?

New America's Theodore R. Johnson, The Sentencing Project's Nicole D. Porter (she/her), Chiraag Bains & Lauren-Brooke (L.B.) Eisen in-person & virtual in Washington, D.C., on Apr 23, 1pm ET. RSVP: bit.ly/3Q0A1bF

Democracy doesn’t work unless everyone participates. That’s why everyone - including people who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated - deserve to have their voting rights restored. #SecondChanceMonth

APRIL 25 @ 12PM ET: Join us for a special discussion on how people with justice system involvement are mobilizing to make their voices heard through the civic engagement processes.

Register: bit.ly/4avqOA6

Everyone deserves the right to vote, regardless of their history with the criminal legal system. By ensuring access to the ballot box for all, we can empower individuals to shape their futures and contribute to a fair and just society. #SecondChanceMonth

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Everyone deserves a second chance & everyone deserves the right to vote. Passing the Inclusive Democracy Act would ensure everyone can make our voices heard.

This Second Chance Month, learn more about our work to protect and expand the right to vote: bit.ly/3U1YDDd

More than half of women in state or federal prisons have a child under the age of 18. Every parent deserves to have a voice in shaping their child's future, no matter their circumstances.

Everyone deserves a second chance & everyone deserves the right to vote. Passing the Inclusive Democracy Act would ensure everyone can make our voices heard.

This Second Chance Month, learn more about our work to protect and expand the right to vote: bit.ly/3U1YDDd

Isolating a bed ridden person because they use their voice, is one of the most clear reasons to question the purpose of prisons.

“How Louisiana’s plan to lock people up longer imperils its sickest inmates lailluminator.com/2024/03/30/lou…

Congrats to Crystal for this justice outcome that took way too long.

‘Overwhelmed in joy’: Texas court overturns woman’s voter fraud conviction aje.io/vrq8ki

NEW: Our latest report highlights reforms implemented by 23 states and eight other localities across the country to expand and improve the use of diversion as an alternative to arrest or formal prosecution in juvenile court. bit.ly/4ankUR8

Judge rules suit against #Virginia felon disenfranchisement rule can proceed virginiamercury.com/2024/03/18/jud… via The Virginia Mercury

In response to a Dallas Morning News editorial about the potential for continued low staffing in new youth prisons, TCJE Youth Justice Policy Director Sarah Reyes wrote in to share the need to prevent new builds altogether. dallasnews.com/opinion/letter…

Thanks to my dad, some amazing attorneys including with Exoneration Project PA Innocence Project, some open minded prosecutors and judges, The Atlantic, and in no small way HIMSELF, C.J. Rice is free! Our story:

This article 'both sides' the atmosphere that supports the backlash to justice reforms.

The article also ignores the harms of mass incarceration that created the need for reform in the first place.

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[M]uch of it has to do with the French criminal code growing steadily harsher over the past decades ….: 120 new offenses punishable by imprisonment were created or toughened between 2018 and 2023 ...

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'As a person whose right to vote was revoked based on a wrongful conviction, I know that voting is not a privilege; it is a fundamental aspect of citizenship, writes Nolef Turns Inc.'s Sheba Williams. bit.ly/43grCpM