Husson University Names their 2021 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
May 06, 2021 08:10 ET
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Husson University
BANGOR, MAINE, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Husson University announced today that three Maine residents have been named this year’s valedictorians. Christine E. Bratcher, Natalie C. Rickards...
New Video Shows How Cash Bail Robs People of Their Dignity and Resources
April 15, 2021 11:27 ET
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Baton Rouge, LA, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition and the Fair Fight Initiative, has...
UIC Law Professor's Work Critical to Passage of Criminal Justice Reform Bill
March 03, 2021 12:24 ET
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UIC John Marshall Law School
Chicago, Illinois, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 13, a bill focusing on comprehensive criminal justice reform passed the Illinois House and Senate. This comes months after the...
2021 Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
January 21, 2021 14:37 ET
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
New York, NY, Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced it has opened its 2021 RFK Book and Journalism Awards for submissions. The deadline for all entries is...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows
January 13, 2021 16:53 ET
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Open Society Foundations
San Juan, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships, which support young Puerto Rican leaders...
LEADING CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNICATION SERVICE UPTRUST DONATES A YEAR OF SERVICE TO HENNEPIN COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE TO SUPPORT REFORM
December 23, 2020 05:00 ET
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Uptrust
Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office and Uptrust, the social justice technology startup dedicated to decarceration, have partnered to...
LEADING CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNICATION SERVICE UPTRUST DONATES A YEAR OF SERVICE TO HENNEPIN COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE TO SUPPORT REFORM
December 23, 2020 05:00 ET
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Uptrust
MINNEAPOLIS, MN., Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office and Uptrust, the social justice technology startup dedicated to decarceration, have partnered to...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows
December 18, 2020 12:08 ET
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Open Society Foundations
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fighting to reduce lengthy sentences for youth. Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. Tackling structural racism through the power of dance....
Open Society Welcomes African Court’s Ruling against “Arbitrary” Vagrancy Laws
December 08, 2020 12:34 ET
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Open Society Foundations
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On December 4, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion on colonial era vagrancy laws, which criminalize activities such as loitering,...
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp Commit $1 Million Towards Supporting Community Bail Funds
July 02, 2020 07:43 ET
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
New York, NY, July 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp have committed $1 million to supporting community bail funds in their work...