Many issues that are primary drivers of mass incarceration cannot be remedied through government solutions alone. Issues such as broken families and mental health, both forever altered by over criminalization, cannot be simply be repaired through legislation. Civil Society has the unique capability to address certain social issues that government cannot, or to address them more effectively than government can. This section also addresses issues in which over-policing attempts to fix issues that should be handled through the community.
“His woes are typical of those faced by millions of arrestees each year. Even with expunction orders in place, it is legal for criminal justice and private websites to maintain the expunged criminal records online. The only requirement is that they be made public prior to the date of the order. Most law enforcement agencies release arrest information on a weekly basis—much faster than any arrestee could receive an order to expunge.“
Criminal Legal News
March 15, 2019
Read More"Rules like that aren’t unique—22 other states keep out-of-state visitors on their registries for life, according to a study released last November. It’s one reason state lists misrepresent the actual number of people with sex-crime records living in communities. As already-bloated lists keep ballooning, they feed the impression of a growing population of dangerous people who require ever-more-extreme laws to monitor and control."
Criminal Legal News
August 17, 2018
Read More"The Durham, North Carolina City Council faced an unusual debate at a recent meeting. Activist groups urged the council to prohibit city police officers from participating in police training exchanges with Israel. According to the groups, such training promotes the militarization of police forces. Council members agreed and voted to prohibit the exchanges."
Criminal Legal News
July 21, 2018
Read More"Yet behind the footlights, those who really run the show are putting into place policies which erode our freedoms and undermine our attempts at contributing to the workings of our government, leaving us none the wiser and bereft of any opportunity to voice our discontent or engage in any kind of discourse until it’s too late."
Criminal Legal News
July 20, 2018
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