Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE:
assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/08/Memo_Harris_CLS_240829.pdf
Tag: Criminal Justice Reform
10 ways that mass incarceration is an engine of economic injustice | Prison Policy Initiative
The fight for a fair economy and the movement against prisons are one and the same.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/08/27/economic_justice/
Reimagining Policing A Multidimensional Approach to Increasing Public Safety
From the April 26, 2024 meeting, see video here:
Poisoned Pools | City Journal
A proposed bill would let felons serve on juries and make it even harder to prosecute New York crime.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/poisoned-jury-pools
In First Report of the Year, Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight Board for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
Oversight is constructive, not punitive. Oversight strengthens the professionalism of law enforcement. By creating a secondary public review of alleged misconduct or the handling of critical incidents, the people of Humboldt County can gain a clearer view of important events that affect all of us.
Civilian oversight of elected offices such as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office promotes good management, fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability without interfering with the Sheriff’s Office’s enforcement and investigative functions.
— Read on lostcoastoutpost.com/2024/apr/30/first-report-year-grand-jury-recommends-civilian-o/
Recommendations to Reform New York’s Bail Reform | Manhattan Institute
The recent crime uptick and drop in public support for New York’s recent bail reform suggest that the law needs fixing. Manhattan Institute fellow, Rafael Mangual, suggests his recommendations to “reform the reform” and enhance public safety while still keeping the original reform efforts in tact.
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/reforming-new-yorks-bail-reform-a-public-safety-minded-proposal
2023 Statehouse To Prison Pipeline Report — Smart Justice Alabama
One out of every six bills the State Legislature introduced in 2023 punish Alabamians and fuel our humanitarian prison crisis.
— Read on www.alabamasmartjustice.org/reports/2023-statehouse-to-prison-pipeline-report
Get a .PDF of the report HERE
Chicago Way w/John Kass: Discussion with Rafael Mangual
Excellent!
This podcast covered Policing, Racism, Progressive Prosecutor, & Cash Bail. Rafael Mangual is an expert on these topics. Also see Mangual’s book – there is a link to it at the like below.
Chicago Way w/John Kass: Kindness is for holiday parties, not revolving-door criminal courts – John Kass
— checkout the podcast at johnkassnews.com/chicago-way-w-john-kass-kindness-is-for-holiday-parties-not-revolving-door-criminal-courts/
Criminal Convictions in New York State, 1980-2021 – Data Collaborative for Justice
This is the study used for the “Clean Slate Act”.
Criminal Convictions in New York State, 1980-2021
From 1980 to 2021, just over 6.6 million New York criminal cases impacting nearly 2.2 million people ended in a conviction.
The purpose of this study is to examine criminal convictions and attendant racial disparities in New York State from 1980 to 2021. This research brief expands on an earlier Data Collaborative for Justice study: Criminal Conviction Records in New York City (1980-2019).
Critical Police Studies Bibliography The Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College Alex S. Vitale, Coordinator
This is an open access resource for scholars, researchers, teachers, and activists. It is also a community work in progress. Right now we are only including books, but in the future we hope to expand to articles, reports, and other types of materials. It is also not very historical. Most of the references are less than 10 years old. Feel free to suggest additions as comments in the relevant category and please share with others.
Books are organized under subject headings which are hyperlinked below. Books may appear under multiple headings.— Read on docs.google.com/document/d/17AjQfcH_V-SIJv-YA5YyFII0dIBseyU53fnIHE2UMXc/mobilebasic
Future of Policing 