News & Commentary
Sep 15, 2020
COVID Behind Bars: As Numbers Rise, Wyoming Needs to Take Action
Mass incarceration was a major public health crisis before the outbreak of COVID-19. But this pandemic has pushed it past the breaking point.
By Antonio Serrano, Antonio Serrano
Jul 29, 2020
Communities Deserve Better Than Bayonets and Grenade Launchers: The Defense 1033 Program Must End Now
Kanya Bennett, Former Senior Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
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Jul 17, 2020
Police Reform in Cheyenne: Real Change Starts with Conversation
Weeks of powerful protests highlight the outrage over the enduring and deep-rooted problem of racist policing and structural racism in the United States.
By Libby Skarin
Mar 25, 2020
Correctional Facilities Must Take Action Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
From policing, prosecution and pretrial hearings, to sentencing, confinement, and release, every aspect of the system must come under intense scrutiny for how it responds to this once-in-a-lifetime national public health crisis.
Aug 12, 2019
Wyoming can get 1,528 people out of prison by 2025. Here's how.
Ultimately, the answer is up to Wyoming’s voters, policymakers, communities, and criminal justice advocates as they move forward with the urgent work of ending the state’s obsession with mass incarceration.
By Heather Smith, Janna Farley
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