The New York Times Opinion Page: Need Blind Justice

One issue facing many counties across the nation is the lack of resources being committed to defender services in our system of justice. This issue was highlighted in a news analysis article by The New York Times looking at two innovative approaches to raising the quality of public defender representation.

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I Will Die Here, Unless President Obama Helps

By: Reynolds Wintersmith

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WATCH: Esperanza Spalding Protests Guantánamo Injustice in New Music Video

Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist, composer, and singer Esperanza Spalding today released We Are America, a new music video highlighting the injustice of prolonged indefinite detention at the prison at Guantánamo Bay. She discusses her motivations for the project below.

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Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: Mental Health, Other Experts Weigh in on Illinois DJJ

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Belleville News-Democrat: St. Clair County OKs more stringent drug testing policy

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The Chicago Tribune: State's youth prison system violates inmates' rights, experts say

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Huffington Post: Evanston 'Stop And Frisk': Suburb Admits They've Stepped Up Use Of Controversial Tactic

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New York Times: How to Really End Mass Incarceration

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Federal Judge Orders Major Reforms to NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Practices

Cross-posted via the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)

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