Meaningful change in the American legal system begins with a recognition that the entire system is built on systemic racism and classism, and policies that perpetuate the same. That includes cash bail.
Meaningful change in the American legal system begins with a recognition that the entire system is built on systemic racism and classism, and policies that perpetuate the same. That includes cash bail.
Now that the dust has settled after crossover week, here’s an update on key legislation advanced by the ACLU and our allies: bills that passed, are on the move, proposing studies, and stuck on the wall.
Now that the dust has settled after crossover week, here’s an update on key legislation advanced by the ACLU and our allies: bills that passed, are on the move, proposing studies, and stuck on the wall.
We’re about to enter “crossover week” in the Vermont Legislature, when House and Senate lawmakers scramble to vote bills out of the committees send them “across” to the other chamber. At this critical...
We’re about to enter “crossover week” in the Vermont Legislature, when House and Senate lawmakers scramble to vote bills out of the committees send them “across” to the other chamber. At this critical...
Where does Vermont stand on police reform, two years after the murder of George Floyd forced a nationwide reckoning on police brutality and structural racism?
Where does Vermont stand on police reform, two years after the murder of George Floyd forced a nationwide reckoning on police brutality and structural racism?
Last year, Vermont lost over 200 of our friends, neighbors, and family members to drug overdoses. This is an unprecedented and tragic record for overdose deaths here. It seems as if this horrendous reality...
Last year, Vermont lost over 200 of our friends, neighbors, and family members to drug overdoses. This is an unprecedented and tragic record for overdose deaths here. It seems as if this horrendous reality...
The criminal legal system has become a conveyor belt of plea agreements. Even though the right to trial by jury, enshrined in the Sixth Amendment, was meant to safeguard against tyrannical government...
The criminal legal system has become a conveyor belt of plea agreements. Even though the right to trial by jury, enshrined in the Sixth Amendment, was meant to safeguard against tyrannical government...
