@ACLU attorney challenging oppressive criminal legal system practices. Views my own.
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Probation and parole are promoted as alternatives to incarceration. But our new @HRW/@ACLU report shows they instead drive high numbers of people—disproportionately Black and brown—right back to US jails and prisons. hrw.org/node/375863
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Reminder that more than 82,000 women in Georgia are on probation or parole with travel restrictions – meaning leaving the state for health care services is extremely difficult and sometimes even impossible.
Abortion is health care – and everyone deserves access to it.
HUGE! Court rejects fed government's "do nothing" policy of ignoring the needs of people on supervision with disabilities; requires accommodations so our clients have an equal chance to finish parole & remain in their communities. @ACLU @ACLU_DC @pdsdc aclu.org/press-releases/judg… 🧵
BREAKING: A federal court ordered federal agencies that run supervision in Washington, D.C. to immediately address discrimination against our clients with disabilities who are on parole and supervised release.
This is a necessary step to ensure people with disabilities are treated fairly in our criminal legal system.
The Court's opinion confirms that supervision agencies cannot sit back while people with disabilities try to navigate systems that set them up to fail.
This decision is a huge win for our clients, who have tirelessly navigated their complex supervision conditions without the accommodations they need. We will keep fighting to make the relief permanent & systemic. aclu.org/cases/mathis-v-unit…
For-profit electronic monitoring and probation trap people in a crushing cycle of debt — especially Black and Brown people. Read @elizabethweill @theappeal 👇👇
Exclusive from @nickpwing + me: Federal legislators have sent letters to Sentinel Offender Services, a for-profit probation contractor, and Attenti Group, an electronic monitoring services provider, excoriating the companies for abusive industry practices. theappeal.org/private-probat…
Far from an alternative to incarceration, electronic monitoring expands the net of correctional control & replicates the harms of physical jail and prison. aclu.org/press-releases/aclu…
In Washington, D.C., people on supervision with disabilities are set up to fail - required to navigate a maze of conditions without the accommodations needed to follow them. Our new @ACLU lawsuit seeks to change that. aclu.org/press-releases/clas…
Supervision is often a tripwire into jail & prison - especially for people with disabilities. My latest in @Law360 on the critical role defense lawyers can play in helping clients remain in their communities. law360.com/articles/1826530
Far from an alternative to incarceration, electronic monitoring is expanding the net of correctional control. And new technologies are making "e-carceration" even more invasive. New by @bytamarsarai in @prismreports 👇
Intrusive digital tools are piloted among incarcerated people as “alternatives to detention,” but advocates argue they expand the system instead of replacing it. @bytamarsarai writes about e-monitoring's ubiquity in the criminal legal & immigration system.
prismreports.org/2024/04/02/…
🧵Probation and parole set people up to fail – especially those with disabilities. NEW @ACLU guide shows how defense attorneys can play a critical role in ensuring clients with disabilities can complete supervision. aclu.org/press-releases/aclu…
✅And supervision departments should adopt “universal design” accommodations that help *everyone* on supervision - like explaining requirements in plain language and flexibly scheduling meetings based on people’s individual needs.
For more on how attorneys can help people with disabilities get the accommodations they need to complete supervision, read our new @ACLU guide aclu.org/publications/reduci…
