Tell Congress to Protect Incarcerated Persons During This Pandemic

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Right now Congressional leadership is negotiating the next COVID-19 relief bill. We urge you to contact your Members of Congress today at https://nrcat.salsalabs.org/stopthespreadofcovid19inprisons/index.html to help ensure our sisters and brothers who are incarcerated … Continued

US Supreme Court Upholds ‘Pay-to-Vote Scheme,’ Allowing Florida to Impose Poll Tax on Those With Felony Convictions

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/16/us-supreme-court-upholds-pay-vote-scheme-allowing-florida-impose-poll-tax-those Published on Thursday, July 16, 2020 by Common Dreams “This Court’s order prevents thousands of otherwise eligible voters from participating in Florida’s primary election simply because they are poor,” said Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent. By … Continued

‘Abdicating Its Moral Responsibility,’ SCOTUS Paves Way for Resumption in Federal Executions

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/abdicating-its-moral-responsibility-scotus-paves-way-resumption-federal-executions Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “The death penalty has no place in a just society,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass). By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Police officers gather to remove activists during an … Continued

Pa. Senate Sends Wolf Police Reform Bills Creating New Statewide Misconduct Database, PTSD Screening for Cops

Penn Capital-Star By Elizabeth Hardison June 30, 2020 Answering the calls of protesters who have occupied Pennsylvania’s streets throughout the month of June, the state Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to send Gov. Tom Wolf a bill creating a new, … Continued

‘This Is Why We March’: Poll Shows Overwhelming US Support for Police Reform, Increased Accountability

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/23/why-we-march-poll-shows-overwhelming-us-support-police-reform-increased Published on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 by Common Dreams Among other major changes, large majorities of the American public want clear standards for police misconduct and prosecution of officers guilty of excessive force. By Julia Conley, staff … Continued