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Keep Them Home: Why Biden Must Grant Clemency to Everyone on CARES Act Home Confinement
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By Tena-Lesly Reid, Civil RightsIn April 2020, then-Attorney…

How the United States Can Earn its Leadership on Human Rights at Home and Abroad
By Civil RightsCulminating on International Human Rights…

How a Supreme Court Decision Limiting Access to Abortion Could Harm the Economy and Women’s Well-Being
Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court as the court revisits…

It’s Time to End the Racist and Unjustified Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
By Civil RightsLast month marked 35 years since President…

Rittenhouse Verdict Flies in the Face of Legal Standards for Self-Defense
People holding signs march in Brooklyn against the acquittal…

Groups Call for Transparency Regarding Abuse and Mistreatment of Black Immigrants in Detention
By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Manager and Staff Attorney at the Black…

Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism
NY DOB employee inspects a house where people were killed when…

Jail-Based Voting Rights Are a Key Part of Criminal-Legal Reform
By Imani Brooks, Civil RightsRoughly 750,000 Americans are…

Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them
By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC
As a New York City public high school…

US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History
Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations.…

Removing Police From Schools: Inaugural Learning for Justice Magazine Includes Story Explaining How School Resource Officers Harm Black and Brown Children
By SPL CenterLatrice Johnson’s teenage son faced criminal…


Groundbreaking Analysis of Hate Crime Laws Finds Limitations and Opportunities in the Face of Rising Hate Violence
By SPL CenterWith a rise in hate violence across the country, a…

‘Cruel, Unfair and Racist’: Black immigrants whose fathers are U.S. citizens push to overturn law that keeps them from obtaining citizenship
By Liz VinsonBehind the steel gates of a remote immigrant…

Opinion: Merrick Garland: It is Time for Congress to act Again to Protect the Right to Vote
A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests…