by Molly Horak | Jul 18, 2019 | Newsclips
Voting in elections next year could be more difficult in one rural, South Georgia county. The Randolph County elections board plans to close three of its nine polling places nearly a year after it rejected a proposal months before the midterm elections in...
by Molly Horak | Jul 15, 2019 | Newsclips
A new report says Oklahoma’s underfunded criminal justice system is a big reason the state puts so many people in prison. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law report says courts are underfunded by the state — in some cases, getting just 10% of their...
by Molly Horak | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog
It’s time for a change in marijuana policy. The 600,000 people arrested last year for the possession of marijuana are ready for a change. Over 65 percent of the American population has responded to surveys asking for a change. The panelists speaking at Wednesday’s...
by Molly Horak | Jul 12, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released today, alleges that Oklahoma funds its public justice system almost entirely by levying heavy fines and multiple fees against the state’s poorest residents. The practice...
by Molly Horak | Jul 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will instruct federal agencies to gather information regarding citizenship through administration records and not through the 2020 Census, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director...