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Policy & Politics

Illinois Republicans Urge Veto of Justice Reform Bill

By TCR Staff | January 28, 2021

Ending cash bail will have “major public safety issues,” one GOP leader claimed. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said the state must “thoroughly and carefully address police reform and criminal justice reform. It is the right thing to do.”

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California Bills Add Weight to Fight Against Money Bail

By TCR Staff | January 28, 2021

Following the failure of an initiative to eliminate cash bail statewide, state lawmakers introduced a pair of bills Wednesday in a bid to chip away at California’s bail system.

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Policy & Politics

Illinois Passes Reforms to ‘Change the Way We Do Justice’

By TCR Staff | January 14, 2021

Spurred by the public outcry over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other African Americans at the hands of police, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system.

Policy & Politics

NY Law Allows Charges Against Presidential Pardon Recipients

By Crime and Justice News | October 17, 2019

The bill, authored by then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last year after the FBI raided the house of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, was explicitly written to address fears that President Donald Trump might use his pardon power to interfere with criminal investigations.

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Florida Gets a Tough Message: Clean Up Outdated Sentencing Policies

By TCR Staff | June 21, 2019

In a bracing analysis of the country’s third largest state prison system, the Crime and Justice Institute identified serious disparities in sentencing policy, and called for a major overhaul to bring Florida into alignment “with current research on public safety and recidivism reduction.”

Policy & Politics

Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide

By Crime and Justice News | June 13, 2019

The state becomes the eighth to allow terminally ill people to end their lives with prescribed medication.

Justice Reforms

Poll: Majority of Tennesseans Back Felon Voting Rights

By Crime and Justice News | April 12, 2019

Eligible felons already can restore their voting rights in Tennessee, but the process is complicated.

State Politics

New Service Tracks State Criminal Justice Legislation

By Crime and Justice News | February 28, 2019

The Appeal newsletter is building a new site that maps pending legislation in the states on criminal justice policy. First up: voting rights for people with felony convictions, among many other bills.

Sex Crime

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s Accuser Details ‘Sexual Assault’

By Crime and Justice News | February 7, 2019

“What began as consensual kissing quickly turned into a sexual assault,” said Vanessa Tyson, a fellow at Stanford University and associate professor at Scripps College. She accused Fairfax of forcing her to perform oral sex during the encounter, which took place during the Democratic National Convention in Boston.

TCR Special Reports
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A Pre-Election Primer: Criminal Justice and the Midterms

By J. Gabriel Ware | October 17, 2018

Victims’ rights, gun violence  and—no surprise— marijuana legalization are among the criminal justice issues appearing on state ballots in next Tuesday’s midterm elections. Here’s why you should pay attention to the outcomes.

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TCR AT A GLANCE

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    Bill Moyers on Justice
    By TCR Staff | December 1, 2017

    Moyers was honored as TCR's 2018 "Justice Media Trailblazer." Watch the video of his remarks at the Feb 15, 2018 John Jay College dinner here.

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    Can We Lower Urban Violence Without Police?
    By Isidoro Rodriguez | February 26, 2021

    The common response to violence has traditionally involved law enforcement. But researchers and activists are turning to new community-based programs and practices that remove law enforcement from the center of the anti-violence conversation entirely, a webinar hosted by the Council on Criminal Justice heard Thursday.

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    Tackling Overcriminalization in 2021: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    By Jonathan Haggerty | February 26, 2021

    Overcriminalization is as much a cause of America’s incarceration addiction as it is a symptom, writes a resident fellow of the R Street Institute. States are making some progress in reducing the number of statutes and regulations on the lawbooks, but there’s still a long way to go.

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    U.S. Facing ‘Most Violent Year of Century’: Researcher
    By TCR Staff | February 26, 2021

    Criminologists and criminal justice activists analyzing the nearly 50 percent increase in mass shootings in 2020 are debating whether vaccinations and reopening schools and businesses will be enough to reverse this alarming trend.

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    Utah Weighs College Courses for Incarcerated Youth
    By David Dudley | February 26, 2021

    Under a bill presented to state lawmakers this month, incarcerated young people can choose a variety of degrees or technical certificates to pursue. Utah State Rep. Lowry Snow, the bill’s author, called education “the antidote to recidivism.”

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    Capitol Police Chief Warns of New Extremist Attack on Congress
    By TCR Staff | February 26, 2021

    Acting U.S. Capitol Police chief Yogananda D. Pittman told lawmakers that militia members involved in the Jan. 6 riot “want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible” during President Biden’s first congressional address.

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