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Crisis at Rikers

As the crisis at Rikers continues, prosecutors and judges continue to request and set bail, sending more and more people into life threatening conditions.

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Power of Prosecutors

Who are the real decision-makers in the criminal justice system?

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Jailed While Innocent

On any given day, 1/4 of everyone incarcerated in America is jailed pre-trial.

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Stories

Nina Morrison

Lead Innocence Project counsel explains how fairer evidence practices can right now reduce the need to fight for exonerations decades after a wrongful conviction.

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We Have Rights

Empower immigrants by watching and sharing the "We Have Rights" Campaign explainer videos.

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Stories

Locked Up For A Straw

A working man detained for 3 weeks on the false accusation of a police officer who claimed possession of a "heroin residue."

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The Family Does Time

Kalief Browder's brother and justice champion, Akeem, breaks down how the impact of jail spirals out and touches entire families and communities.

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