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In the News- Can we live without affirmative action? Supreme Court decision may change black life in America June 17, 2013
- High Court Affirmative Action Case Could Have Workplace Implications June 17, 2013
- It's no time to retreat from affirmative action, voting rights June 17, 2013
- Affirmative action still needed June 17, 2013
- Key affirmative action case ready for resolution June 17, 2013
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- Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Federal ‘Motor Voter Law’ in Arizona Voter Registration Ruling June 17, 2013
- 11 Ways the Immigration Reform Bill Can Protect the Rights of Non-citizens June 12, 2013
- Civil and Human Rights Coalition Welcomes President Obama’s Judicial Nominations to D.C. Circuit Court June 5, 2013
- Committee Vote Sends President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Nominee Tom Perez to Full Senate May 21, 2013
- Jenny Yang Sworn In as EEOC Commissioner May 16, 2013
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Tag Archives: Prisons
Jon Stewart Interviews Director of ‘The House I Live In’ and Talks about Devastating Consequences of the ‘War on Drugs’
Director Eugene Jarecki’s new film, The House I Live In, looks at the extreme human and financial costs of the so the called War on Drugs that has ruined millions of lives and led to the mass incarceration of millions of … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners in Solitary Confinement; Native American Tribes in Harmful Proximity to Coal-Burning Plants; Lasting Power of the NAACP
Compiled by Tori Kim, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern Destroying the Soul (Opinion) Colin Dayan Washington Post In this opinion article, Dayan strongly denounces the practice of solitary confinement and the existence of Supermax facilities, which isolate … Continue reading
Posted in Civil and Human Rights News
Tagged buzzclips, NAACP, Native Americans, news, Prisons
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Wouldn’t You Want to Call Your Mom on Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day is a time to cherish the special connections in our families. Yet for the over 2 million people in our prison system, those connections are only maintained through a phone. Making calls from prison are expensive and up to … Continue reading
Civil Rights News: Voting Rights Legislation Threatens Democracy; House Budget Targets Low-Income Americans to Sustain Military Spending; Justice Department Targets Constitutional Violations in a New Orleans Prison
Compiled by Wally McElwain, a Spring 2012 intern. A Vote for Universal Registration Katrina Vanden Heuvel Washington Post Over the last year, 34 state legislatures have proposed legislation that could potentially disenfranchise 5 million Americans. Seven states have passed laws … Continue reading
Resources and Reports: Private Prisons, Anti-Immigrant Laws, Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform
Compiled by Sandy Thomas, a Spring 2012 intern The Sentencing Project’s latest report, “Too Good to be True: Private Prisons in America,” examines the recent increase in the use of private prisons and inspects their cost effectiveness. Among the report’s … Continue reading
Posted in Research & Reports
Tagged criminal justice, immigration, Prisons, voting rights
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Troy Davis Execution Date Set
Troy Davis execution date set. Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice
Tagged criminal justice, death penalty, discrimination, inequality, Prisons, Troy Davis
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Thousands in Prison for Crack Offenses Could Have Harsh Sentences Reduced
As many as 12,000 people currently incarcerated for crack offenses could see their sentences reduced due to the U.S. Sentencing Commission unanimously deciding to apply more lenient federal sentencing guidelines retroactively. Changes to the guidelines were prompted by the passage … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice
Tagged criminal justice, discrimination, Prisons, War on Drugs
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