The term "criminal justice reform" is politically loaded. Nationally, many efforts have halted. But that's just one of many places where new strategies can emerge. In @justsecurity.org, @uofer.bsky.social tracks recent state reforms, from eliminating court fees to adding second look legislation.
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Udi Ofer
Профиль VivelyTeach constitutional rights, human rights and policy advocacy at Princeton University. Founding Director, Princeton Policy Advocacy Clinic. Former ACLU attorney for 20 years. Chair, International Advisory Council, Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
"The movement for criminal justice reform has not disappeared. It has adapted—and it now lives, principally, in the states,” writes P•LAW affiliated scholar Udi Ofer (@uofer.bsky.social) for Just Security. www.justsecurity.org/131987/crimi... #PLAW #LawatPrinceton
The data on criminal justice reform tell a surprising story, writes @uofer.bsky.social Despite federal rollbacks and a renewed punitive agenda, states have continued to advance incremental reforms and on a bipartisan basis. www.justsecurity.org/131987/crimi...
“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.” she did it! her! way!!
NEW: On his last day in office, @govmurphy.bsky.social announced a final round of clemency for 148 people, including 16 of our Clemency Project clients. This is the largest day of clemency action in modern New Jersey history. www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.