By Glenn E. Martin
The mass incarceration of minority communities, and the resulting mass reentry and lifetime collateral consequences, have created the “perfect storm” to ensure that criminal record-based employment discrimination serves as a surrogate for race-based discrimination.
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By Hubert Williams
Former Newark Police Director Hubert Williams looks at what it means to "stand your ground."
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By Mansfield Frazier
In March 2009, U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) proposed the Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 “which would create a blue ribbon commission to reevaluate [America’s] criminal justice system and drug policies, and make recommendations for reform.” The bill has passed the House once but recently failed to achieve a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
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