Tagged with "prisoners"
Protests Planned In Over 20 States To Expose ‘Slave-Like’ Conditions In U.S. Prisons
Virginia Republicans Sue To Stop 200,000 Ex-Felons From Voting
Republican lawmakers in Virginia filed a lawsuit Monday to block the governor from restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 residents with felony convictions. The case now before the Virginia Supreme Court argues that the Gov. Terry McAuliffe exceeded his constitutional power by signing an executive order restoring the full civil rights of all residents who have already served their felony sentences and completed supervised parole or probation. Until April, Virginia had been one of just four U.S. states that permanently disenfranchised most people with felony convictions.
How To Spell Out All The Problems Of Juvenile Justice In Five Minutes
Despite his push for criminal justice reform this week, President Barack Obama’s inaction on juvenile justice reform has left Youth First! President Liz Ryan unimpressed.