The ACLU of Georgia has released a report showing that overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail remains a dangerous crisis, with systemic drivers such as misdemeanor detention and money bail contributing to the problem, and racial disparities and delays in case processing still present.
The stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train has been used as political capital to push an agenda against bail reform, but experts say the tragedy was due to a lack of meaningful intervention for someone with untreated mental illness.
Mass incarceration is a costly and ineffective response to crime, and decarceration can help reduce the carceral system’s footprint and allow for investment in resources and services that improve health and safety.
LOS ANGELES, CA – A report by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County found that replacing…
By Helen Greenia MEMPHIS, TN — Human rights organizations sent letters to Shelby County officials last week,…