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Apr 30, 2019
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Heredia v. Blythe: Parole for Juvenile Offenders Sentenced to Life

Our class-action lawsuit attempted to release parole-eligible people sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed when they were children.
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Mar 11, 2015
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Kingsley v. Hendrickson: Protecting Pretrial Detainees from Excessive Force

SCOTUS ruled that the Constitution protects pretrial detainees against the unreasonable use of force regardless of the subjective motivation of the guards using that force.
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Dec 20, 2006
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Castaneda v. Welch: Milwaukee FPC Must Investigate Citizen Complaints