Civil Rights Group Releases Report Alleging Focus On Revenue-Generation By Arkansas’s Criminal Justice System Increases Poverty And Mass Incarceration

by Stanley Augustin | Mar 15, 2019 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released today, alleges that the practice of incarcerating people who owe fees and fines as a method of “forcing” payment and thereby generating revenue for municipal budgets, has...

Marijuana legalization must make War on Drugs’ victims whole before companies profit

by Stanley Augustin | Mar 12, 2019 | Newsclips

For Amazon-owned Whole Foods to get the right to sell a single pot brownie, every non-violent marijuana-related conviction must be thrown out.

P.R.O.T.E.C.T – A Guide for Law Enforcement Engagement with Students of Color

by Stanley Augustin | Feb 20, 2019 | Publications, Resources

Statement on William Barr Confirmation

by Stanley Augustin | Feb 15, 2019 | Press Releases

Washington, DC – Today, in response to the United States Senate voting to confirm William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,...

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Reacts to Appellate Court’s Decision to Uphold the Conviction and 20-Year sentence of Michael Slager

by Stanley Augustin | Jan 8, 2019 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement following an appellate court’s decision to uphold the conviction and 20-year sentence of a white former South...