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Join me at 10:30am, cst, tomorrow, 9/6: Did One Group of Undercover Cops Try to Arrest Other Undercover Cops?
Police chief: "This is probably one of the most embarrassing things in this department since I’ve been appointed."
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
Police chief: "This is probably one of the most embarrassing things in this department since I’ve been appointed."
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
Good MORNING Criminology fans, I'm here in the home office, excited to get started talking about the #MeasurementOfCrime, who else is feeling the return to work after the long weekend?
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
Well coffee up, we have a lot of fun concepts to discuss this morning ...
I hope you join me as we take a look at Chapter 02, #TrueCrimeVSUrbanLegend and the #MeasurementOfCrime
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
I hope you join me as we take a look at Chapter 02, #TrueCrimeVSUrbanLegend and the #MeasurementOfCrime
#CRJ105 #MoraineValley #MeasuringCrime
Today in Kenosha, a jury found #KyleRittenhouse not guilty on all counts.
They reached the legally, and I believe morally, correct verdict.
The system worked...this time. But let's take the opportunity to talk about how it sometimes doesn't, and came close to failing here.🧵
They reached the legally, and I believe morally, correct verdict.
The system worked...this time. But let's take the opportunity to talk about how it sometimes doesn't, and came close to failing here.🧵
Rittenhouse was fortunate enough to have the things a defendant is supposed to have, competent counsel and a sympathetic judge. Not perfect counsel, mind you, as a defense attorney myself I could backseat-lawyer them all day, but they did an overall good job.
A lot of people had concerns about the impartiality of Judge Schroeder, who repeatedly intervened on the defendant's behalf and seemed to hold the prosecution to higher standards than the defense. But this is actually how the system is SUPPOSED to work. It just...doesn't always
“America’s prisons, jails and detention centers have been among the nation’s most dangerous places when it comes to infections from the coronavirus.
Over the past year, more than 1,400 new inmate infections and seven deaths, on average, have been reported inside those facilities each day.
The cramped, often unsanitary settings of correctional institutions have been ideal for incubating and transmitting disease.
The cramped, often unsanitary settings of correctional institutions have been ideal for incubating and transmitting disease.
Social distancing is not an option. Testing was not a priority inside prisons early in the pandemic. With little public pressure, political leaders have been slow to confront the spread.”
Read the whole article here: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Read the whole article here: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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“The rates of recidivism can shift among each state depending on a number of factors.
“The rates of recidivism can shift among each state depending on a number of factors.
Through the use of the collection of recidivism data for each of the states, consideration can be taken to determine the best course of action to not only reduce recidivism, but to address key needs that incarcerated citizens face when re-entering society.
These range from academic resources to complete high school or a college education, finding employment that hires former- incarcerated citizens, addressing housing and basic care needs after incarceration, and finding treatment for substance or mental health…
HAPPENING NOW: @april_camara is testifying before @HouseJudiciary about the importance of racial equity, access to counsel and holistic defense. Tune in:
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Witness testimony is about to begin as @JacksonLeeTX18 swears everyone in
I’ll post this every year until the time free is more than the time taken away.
9 years ago today, VA Dept of Corrections released a man who had given well over half his life to the system. He went in as a child and grew into a man.
9 years ago today, VA Dept of Corrections released a man who had given well over half his life to the system. He went in as a child and grew into a man.
Denied parole 17 times for nature of the crime. He was set up for failure but persevered. He was a hard-headed, fearless child who looked up to grown men who were in the streets. There aren't any excuses for doing wrong; he wears his wrongs and lives with them every day.
The most important thing in life is that he's learned from his mistakes... he took longer than most to get it, but he's turned his life around. He says to me all the time that just having the right people around you makes all the difference.
GRANT & FELLOWSHIP THREAD. Get that $$!
#america Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 & the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (passed in the US House) @housedemocrats @senatedems @joebiden @kamalaharris #equity #votingrights #criminaljusticereform #domesticterrorism
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"We've constantly seen that the face of domestic terrorism are white men and we must accept that reality and hold them accountable." - @derricknaacp
"We've constantly seen that the face of domestic terrorism are white men and we must accept that reality and hold them accountable." - @derricknaacp
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Achieving Racial Justice and Equity/Only one party has a specific plan for healing the wounds of systemic institutional racism & the legacy of slavery and for achieving equity-the other party denies they still hurt 1/12
Historic wrongs & abuses against Native Americans, 2 1/2 centuries of slavery, a 100 yrs of Jim Crow & a history of exclusionary immigration policies have created profound & lasting inequities in income,wealth,education,employment, housing,environment & health care for #POC 2/12
#Democrats are committed to standing up to racism and bigotry in our laws, in our culture, in our politics, and in our society, and recognize that race-neutral policies are not sufficient to rectify race-based disparities. 3/12 #DemPartyPlatform #racialjustice #WealthGap
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear and comprehensive REFORM and the lie about abolishing police is just that-A Lie!Only one party has a platform for the next four years..read on for #TheTruth 1/16
Dems are proud that the Obama/Biden Admin commuted the sentences of more than 1,700 ppl serving unjust sentences following thorough review of individual cases/we support continued use of a President’s clemency powers to secure release of those serving unduly long sentences. 2/13
Dems denounce Pres Trump’s inappropriate use of clemency to help his friends & political cronies avoid justice.We support estab an independent clemency board to ensure an appropriate, effective process for using clemency, esp. to address systemic racism & other priorities.3/13
Alabama is another step closer to spending at least 2.6 billion on building three new prisons for men. I have never seen people so happy to spend this much money on a plan that doesn’t solve the problem, creates generational debt, and doesn’t buy us anything at all. #alpolitics
Let’s get a few things out of the way. You are going to hear that we are signing a 30 year lease. We aren’t. We can’t. It’s illegal. So instead, this “arrangement” is going to be a series of 30 1 year leases that will have to be renegotiated every year. #alpolitics
At the end of the 30 1 year leases (assuming we make it that far) we won’t own anything. We will neither own the prison nor the land they sit on. 2.6 billion and we won’t have anything to show for it. #alpolitics
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear& comprehensive REFORM and the lie about abolishing police is just that- A Lie! Only one party has a platform for the next four years..read on for #TheTruth 1/16
The American people deserve access to timely and accurate data on activities supported by their tax dollars, including policing. Dems propose collecting & publishing data on the use of force in police departments across the country to promote transparency and accountability. 2/15
To increase transparency and improve federal, state, and local law enforcement hiring practices, Democrats will also establish a national registry of officers who have been found to have abused their power.3/15 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear &comprehensive REFORM and the lie about abolishing police is just that- A Lie! Only one party has a platform for the next 4 years..read on for #TheTruth #1/16
Dems believe we must ensure real accountability for individual &systemic misconduct in our police departments, prevent law enforcement from becoming unnecessarily entangled in the everyday lives of Americans &reimagine policing for the benefit &safety of the American people. 2/15
In recent years, some innovative police departments have enacted evidence-based reforms to change their approach by investing in robust training and putting in place-even more crucially, enforcing-strong standards governing conflict resolution, de-escalation & use of force. 3/15
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear & comprehensive REFORM/and the lie about abolishing police is just that- A Lie! Only one party has a platform for the next four years..read on for #TheTruth 1/16
Our criminal justice system is failing to keep communities safe—and failing to deliver justice. America is the land of the free, and yet more of our people are behind bars, per capita, than anywhere else in the world. 2/16 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
Instead of making evidence-based investments in education, jobs, health care &housing that are proven to keep communities safe & prevent crime from occurring in the first place, our system has criminalized poverty, overpoliced &underserved Black &Latino communities..3/16
DID YOU KNOW…
Crime #13
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Anyone who has been convicted of any felony (including Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence by Strangulation...
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
Crime #13
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Anyone who has been convicted of any felony (including Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence by Strangulation...
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
...and Domestic Violence With a Dangerous Weapon) is prohibited from possessing at their residence, carrying, having in the vehicle they are riding in...
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
...or having in their control any shotgun, rifle or pistol. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 35% of all women killed by men are killed...
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#knowthelaw
#dvandguns
#SQ805
Today, I'm celebrating new laws going into effect in #Virginia. So many people worked hard for YEARS - organizing, educating, advocating, messaging and winning elections for these changes. There are too many to list but here are a *few* of my favorite things (a thread):
âś… Expanded access to voting - no excuse absentee so anyone can vote by mail if they want to, 45-day in-person voting, repealing strict photo ID, AVR and same-day voter registration, making Election Day a state holiday and many more... #VotingRights
âś… Made Virginia a better place for immigrants - allowing everyone to lawfully drive regardless of status, in-state tuition, Office of New Americans, prohibiting law enforcement from asking immigration status of witnesses and victims of crime... #heretostay
Night 2 of our Racial Equity week!
Tonight’s topic - Prison Reform
To start, here is some reading material from the incredible people at @aclu_mo #CriminalJusticeReform
aclu-mo.org/en/issues/crim…
Tonight’s topic - Prison Reform
To start, here is some reading material from the incredible people at @aclu_mo #CriminalJusticeReform
aclu-mo.org/en/issues/crim…
I will be referencing this page, also from our local @aclu_mo, regarding the current state of Missouri’s prison population.
All perspectives and opinions are welcomed.
aclu-mo.org/en/news/truth-…
All perspectives and opinions are welcomed.
aclu-mo.org/en/news/truth-…
The following charts are from the following source - prisonpolicy.org/profiles/MO.ht…
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Currently, all forms of domestic abuse are categorized as non-violent crimes in Oklahoma.
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
#knowthelaw
Currently, all forms of domestic abuse are categorized as non-violent crimes in Oklahoma.
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
#knowthelaw
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On May 19, 2020, Governor Stitt signed House Bill 3251 which adds the following domestic violence crimes to the list of violent crimes under the Oklahoma Statutes:
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
#knowthelaw
On May 19, 2020, Governor Stitt signed House Bill 3251 which adds the following domestic violence crimes to the list of violent crimes under the Oklahoma Statutes:
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#oklahomalaw
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
#knowthelaw
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• Domestic abuse by strangulation
• Domestic assault with a dangerous weapon
• Domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
• Domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
• Domestic abuse by strangulation
• Domestic assault with a dangerous weapon
• Domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
• Domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon
#criminaljusticereform
#didyouknow
#prisonreform
#domesticviolence
#domesticabuse
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WTF? @CIA Bryan Dean Wright fearmongering against #Progressives - "Who is attacking us? Its #Antifa... These are ppl that we faced back in 60's, 70's & early 80's. These are ppl who are far Leftists... took many yrs to finally put it down. Now this same group who's allied.. "
WTF? @CIA Bryan Dean Wright fearmongering against #Progressives - "Who is attacking us? Its #Antifa... These are ppl that we faced back in 60's, 70's & early 80's. These are ppl who are far Leftists... took many yrs to finally put it down. Now this same group who's allied.. "
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...w/ a #DemocraticSocialist, we're talking the #BernieBros...they're back w/ bricks & firebombs..."
He then talks of arming themselves against this "BernieBros threat" - vigilante justice - "It's you & me & everyone watching this program arming OURselves."
...w/ a #DemocraticSocialist, we're talking the #BernieBros...they're back w/ bricks & firebombs..."
He then talks of arming themselves against this "BernieBros threat" - vigilante justice - "It's you & me & everyone watching this program arming OURselves."
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Bernie's #NotMeUs #Revolution addressed #RacialInequality #SystemicRacism #CriminalJusticeReform.
#GeorgeFloydProtests are addressing a part of this, yet vocal rightwing ppl are calling protests riots, ignoring our own American #Revolution protests.
Bernie's #NotMeUs #Revolution addressed #RacialInequality #SystemicRacism #CriminalJusticeReform.
#GeorgeFloydProtests are addressing a part of this, yet vocal rightwing ppl are calling protests riots, ignoring our own American #Revolution protests.
Trump airing an ad about #CriminalJusticeReform and taking credit for freeing #AliceJohnson from prison while it was literally only bc @KimKardashian lobbied on her behalf and bragging about reuiniting families is truly peak #Orwellian.
Trump pardoning her had NOTHING TO DO w bringing justice to the Black community +it had NOTHING to do w policy. We are elated that Alice Johnson is out, but she was a victim of a justice system rooted in white supremacy that is only getting overtly more racist under Trump.
.@KimKardashian thank you for fighting on behalf of Alice Johnson and reuniting her with her family. And sorry that an old white man tried to take credit for your work. Typical right?
1/10 Today I introduced the Wisconsin Corrections Reform and Reinvestment Initiative. The reforms address non-criminal revocations; Wisconsin’s earned release system; and changes to community supervision.
2/10 #CriminalJusticeReform has become a national, #bipartisan issue with ~45 states who have already made steps for reforming the system.
3/10 In WI, we face the reality of either building a new prison to house the growing population or reform the system. I make the case for reform.
.@VaBlackCaucus press conference on their priority agenda: #democracy for all, #CriminalJusticeReform, #economicopportunity, #affordablehousing, #healthcareforall, #educationequity, #environmentaljustice, #publicsafety. Let’s go! #forallofus
.@joelindseyva90, chair of House Privileges and Elections, talking about voting rights priorities, including no excuse absentee voting, Election Day holiday, automatic voter registration, nonpartisan redistricting reform...
.@C_Herring, House majority leader and chair of House Courts committee, talking about criminal justice reform priorities - reforming pretrial services, cash bail, discovery, expungement, increasing felony larceny threshold, reforming marijuana laws...and more!
Friday Thread on #CriminalJusticeReform in Oregon:
Yesterday ended a 20 month journey repping a young client (under 25) who started out as a giant pain in the ass & then turned into 1 of my favorite clients ever.
Yesterday ended a 20 month journey repping a young client (under 25) who started out as a giant pain in the ass & then turned into 1 of my favorite clients ever.
It started with Client who wound up facing 6 cases w/ a possible 15 convictions on the line, ranging from contempt to misdemeanors to C level felonies.
The PDs office had a conflict & so I was appointed to the case.
The PDs office had a conflict & so I was appointed to the case.
If PDs office had case, more than likely would've been pressure to resolve all cases with a “global” – a person pleads to some charges in exchange for state dismissing the rest. The ratio depends on many factors largest being the county charges are in & the specific prosecutor.
BREAKING: Study from @MDRC_News finds N.J. #CJReform is showing early signs of success.
Of note: Changes to pretrial system resulted in significantly fewer people arrested statewide—especially for less serious charges such as misdemeanors: mdrc.org/publication/ev… #pretrialreform
Of note: Changes to pretrial system resulted in significantly fewer people arrested statewide—especially for less serious charges such as misdemeanors: mdrc.org/publication/ev… #pretrialreform
@MDRC_News New Jersey's #CriminalJusticeReform Act positively impacted state's pretrial justice system—helping reduce arrests & length of time defendants spend in jail & increase the number of defendants released without conditions, @MDRC_News report shows.
mdrc.org/publication/ev…
mdrc.org/publication/ev…
@MDRC_News After New Jersey implemented #pretrialreform, there was a significant uptick in the use of summonses over warrants, @MDRC_News report shows. This is helping to keep people out of the #CJSystem who don’t need to be there. mdrc.org/publication/ev… #pretrialreform
