Mugshots And Arrest: The Need For Judicial Reform

Pfaff is the author of locked in: The true causes of mass incarceration and how to achieve real reform, which explores how changes in prosecutorial behavior beginning in the mid 1990s led to massive increases in incarceration rates. He teaches courses on criminal law, sentencing law, and statistics for lawyers.

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13 recommendations for change and federal engagement, we lay out key ways the new administration can take action to make progress towards the justice system that americans overwhelmingly demand and that all communities in our nation deserve. Sandra blands mugshot has become a symbol of the urgent need for criminal justice reform. Her case spurred legislative action, including the sandra bland act, signed into law in texas in 2017. Enhanced mental health screening for inmates.

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We are at yet another crossroads over criminal justice reform. Eji exposes prosecutorial and police misconduct, challenges faulty forensic testimony, and advocates for better indigent defense. As policymakers continue to debate criminal justice reform, an unprecedented situation highlights the systems fundamental inequities: We also work to safeguard young people from the adult criminal legal system. I testified to congress at a house committee hearing in 2021 on the need to reduce mandatory minimums, reform drug sentencing, address historical racial inequities, and implement second chance sentence reviews after 10 years of imprisonment.

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