by Dawn Blagrove | May 1, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
Do you think judges should be shamed for refusing to criminalize poverty? As CJPC has reported before, the state legislature has enacted a plan to discourage judges from waiving court fines and fees. The legislature has required noticed to be mailed to every state or...
by Dawn Blagrove | May 1, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
The Carolina Justice Policy Center and the North Carolina ACLU have partnered together to provide a district attorney candidate questionnaire for the upcoming May 8th primary elections. The questionnaire is designed to help voters assess which candidates support...
by Dawn Blagrove | May 1, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
The University of Virginia School of Law has created a new online resource that allows users to explore death penalty practices in the United States from 1991 to 2017. The resource consists of an interactive map that provides data about the number of death sentences...
by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, Uncategorized
Greene and Lenoir Counties are working towards keeping children in schools and out of jails. By launching a School-Justice Partnership, they seek to reduce law enforcement involvement in school misconduct. As part of the partnership, schools have signed an agreement...
by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
Bail reform advocates around the country now have a new tool to challenge the cash bail system. In North Carolina, the inequality created by cash bail has prompted advocates to push for pretrial release based on evidence of dangerousness and flight risk rather than...
by Dawn Blagrove | Apr 10, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
In Richmond, VA, a new diversion program is providing an opportunity for transformative self reflection. The program, called “Writing Your Way Out: A Criminal Justice Diversion Program” allows participants to take a Virginia Commonwealth University writing course as...
