There’s a new book out you should read, and I’m not just saying that because I’m a contributor.

A wide ranging look at the many fragmented pieces that add up to mass incarceration, it also contains roadmaps to restore us to real justice. cup.columbia.edu/book/excessive…

🚨 Monday, May 20th @ 12:30 pm

🌮 Join us for free tacos and a panel discussion with leading criminal legal reform policy analysts on new book Excessive Punishment + how Congress can improve justice outcomes + increase public safety.

Register now 👇
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The Knicks would literally rather drive all their fans to therapy than go to therapy

Colorado is about to become the first state in U.S. history to require polling places within local jails to ensure people behind bars can exercise the right to vote. A bill awaits Governor Jared Polis⁩’s signature to become law. boltsmag.org/colorado-votin…

All indicators point to sharp declines in violent crime in 2023. We break down the numbers and explain common criticisms of crime data:
bit.ly/44oxEFF

.NEW YORK KNICKS WIN!

My new Brennan Center article examines the U.S. bail system: hundreds of thousands jailed pretrial due to unaffordable bail.

Yet, commercial bail industry lobbying blocks reforms.

We must prioritize fairness & safety over profit.

Read more: bit.ly/3UNhulR

“We have far too many people in our prisons,” Lauren-Brooke (L.B.) Eisen told @Voxdotcom. One of the fastest ways to address that problem is to release older people, who generally don’t pose a public safety risk. “This is a population that shouldn’t be behind bars.” bit.ly/4buelgp

11 out of 11 ESPN reporters say Knicks over Pacers

🗣️KNICKS IN SIX

A magical evening in New York City. Southern Center for Human Rights Demand The Impossible Dr. Janet Dewart Bell

Let's Go 🔒

LEL was proud to cosponsor this #BrennanCenterLIVE podcast on finding solutions to misdemeanors moderated by Ruby Nidiry & featuring LEL’s Washtenaw Co Sheriff Jerry Clayton - listen here:

My Brennan Center colleague brianna seid (she/her) and I explain last week’s  4–3 decision by the NY Court of Appeals to overturn film producer Harvey Weinstein’s sex-crimes conviction brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…

All indicators point to sharp declines in violent crime in 2023. We break down the numbers and explain common criticisms of crime data:
bit.ly/44oxEFF

Yesterday, GA's Governor signed a new bill into law requiring cash bail for more offenses. This law will keep more economically disadvantaged people in jail prior to trial--and is likely to exacerbate jail overcrowding. abcnews.go.com/Politics/georg…

Thank you, Clint Smith 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

WORLD CLASS, an anthology of Subscribe to GrantWahl.com's writing, comes out on June 4th.

Pre-order here now:
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I’m honored to have a chapter discussing Immigration Collateral Consequences in Excessive Punishment, recently released by Columbia Univ Press & Brennan Center.

This anthology explores & reimagines the justice system at a critical time in our country’s history.

cup.columbia.edu/book/excessive…

That’s our point guard 👏

Amazing win and wow, Brunson!!