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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/07/2026

How can the public advocate for more transparency and oversight when it comes to immigration detention, especially as the federal govt likely moves to increase its reliance on for-profit companies to maintain or boost detention capacity? @lbeisen.bsky.social explains in @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/3U0ravc

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

More than 65,000 people are in ICE detention, many in facilities managed by for-profit firms. In the NYT this week, I write that Congress should expand the information that private prison companies must disclose, giving the public better insight into these contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...

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Opinion | If You Think ICE Detention is Bad Now, Privatization Will Make It Worse

The Trump administration has a housing problem.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks to @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social for highlighting ways that NYC can learn from innovative reforms taking place in prisons and jails across the country

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 03/06/2026

Innovative programs helping some states make life safer & more humane for the people who live & work behind bars could be a helpful blueprint as the NYC jail remediation manager & other experts look to improve conditions in city jails, @lbeisen.bsky.social writes in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social.

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What Rikers’ Receiver Should Do Now

Follow the successful example of jails and prisons from other states.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 11/05/2026

@lbeisen.bsky.social talks with The Last Mile about how corrections officers in some states are working to reduce the number of incarcerated people in restrictive housing, and improve prison conditions more broadly, with the help of an organization called Amend @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 01/05/2026

Great to be joined by experts from @vera.org and Prison Fellowship for a conversation on prison reform, and ways that some states are trying to make prisons less violent, more humane, and more conducive to rehabilitation. For more on their work, check out our recent report: bit.ly/4bo97UR

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/04/2026

“We can’t wait as a country to roll up our sleeves and … improve the conditions in our prisons, for both staff and those who are incarcerated inside these facilities.” — @lbeisen.bsky.social talks with @wbur.org about findings from a new Brennan Center report on prison reform.

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Why is the U.S. reluctant to adopt the Scandinavian prison model?

A handful of states from California, Pennsylvania to Maine have tried to adopt a more rehabilitative Scandinavian prison model. But such models have failed to be replicated at large scale. Why?

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 23/04/2026

“These broken systems harm everyone.” — @lbeisen.bsky.social talks with @wbur.org On Point about why prison reform is needed, and how some states have made changes to help improve conditions for people who live and work behind bars.

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Why is the U.S. reluctant to adopt the Scandinavian prison model?

A handful of states from California, Pennsylvania to Maine have tried to adopt a more rehabilitative Scandinavian prison model. But such models have failed to be replicated at large scale. Why?

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 20/04/2026

A Brennan Center report looks at how some states are trying to reduce violence and improve conditions in prisons, and increase rehabilitation opportunities. A recent piece in @forbes.com examines how some of those same principles can be applied to federal prison reform.

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Federal Bureau Of Prisons At Crossroad For Change

The Brennan Center released a report on incarceration and the need to embrace a change in how we look at it. The Bureau of Prisons is trying but time is running out.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 15/04/2026

The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel said the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, contradicting decades of Supreme Court precedent. Why they got it wrong, from former OLC Assistant Attorney General Chris Fonzone:

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The Presidential Records Act is Constitutional

Former U.S. Assistant AG for the Office of Legal Counsel, Christopher Fonzone rebuts DOJ's claim that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 13/04/2026

“Our justice system has failed large swaths of the country. It has failed those who are incarcerated in our often inhumane prisons and jails.” @lbeisen.bsky.social talks with @thelastmileorg.bsky.social about how some states are trying to improve conditions for people who live and work in prisons.

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Inside the Movement to Humanize Prison in America

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Are we safer yet? “Violent criminals were a small minority of the state’s detainees with charges or convictions last year. Just 1.9% had homicide charges or convictions, 2.2% sexual assault and 3.7% for weapons offenses.” www.al.com/news/2026/04...

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Alabama immigration arrests still growing in 2026

Nearly half of immigrants arrested in 2026 have already left the country

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This week, we released “The Data Behind Prison Reform.” Built from the data highlighted in our report, Prison Reform in the United States, this analysis provides a visual representation of what is working to reduce violence in prisons and reduce recidivism. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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The Data Behind Prison Reform

Preliminary studies suggest that innovative programs could improve prison conditions and outcomes after release.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/04/2026

For nearly 150 years, guillotines were a public spectacle in France. Now it’s nearly impossible to see one. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

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How the Guillotine Got Axed

In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent. What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it?

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A criminal justice system that is more equitable, fair, and focused on human dignity is critical to the success of a healthy democracy. Please tune into a podcast where we highlight our @brennancenter.org report demonstrating that prison reform in the U.S. is possible.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 31/03/2026

Some states have begun to make changes to reduce violence in prisons, and improve conditions for people who live and work behind bars. In Governing, @lbeisen.bsky.social and Ram Subramanian detail some of those innovative approaches, and why reforms need to expand. #[bit.ly/3QbuO3t

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How to Move Away From Inhumane Prisons

Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The SCOTUS oral argument on birthright citizenship is TODAY at 10 A.M. You can listen to the argument live at supremecourt.gov. 3 things to listen for 🧵🔽 @brennancenter.org

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 30/03/2026

The Brennan Center’s @jessewegman.bsky.social explains why he’s starting a newsletter about the Supreme Court — what needs to change for the institution, why, and how to go about it.

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Welcome to Major Questions

The best way to show respect for the Supreme Court is to demand its reform.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 28/03/2026

Prisons nationwide have adopted new approaches and policies, reducing violence and recidivism. On The Briefing with Michael Waldman, Brennan Center experts and Maine Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty discuss a new report that delves into these innovations. bit.ly/4d9ME0y

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How to Improve America’s Prisons (with L.B. Eisen and Randall Liberty)

Over the past few years, crime has plummeted across the country, opening up new opportunities for progress inside prisons.Many corrections systems have adopt...

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 27/03/2026

How are states reforming prisons? The Brennan Center’s L.B. Eisen and Maine Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty discuss a new report that tracks innovations and progress in prisons nationwide on The Briefing with Michael Waldman. bit.ly/4d9ME0y

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How to Improve America’s Prisons (with L.B. Eisen and Randall Liberty)

Over the past few years, crime has plummeted across the country, opening up new opportunities for progress inside prisons.Many corrections systems have adopt...

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 27/03/2026

13 states have clean slate laws, which aim to break down barriers that people with criminal records face to participating in society. Now Maryland has a chance to join them, and more should follow. bit.ly/4s11r0Z

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Maryland Could Be Next to Pass a Clean Slate Law

The state’s proposal to automatically limit access to some criminal record information follows the example of more than a dozen states across the country.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 20/03/2026

A Brennan Center poll finds more than 80% of voters believe formerly incarcerated people deserve a second chance and can prepare for reentry through rehabilitative, educational, or vocational programs in prison. Here's how some states are innovating prisons to improve outcomes. bit.ly/4bo97UR

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Prison Reform in the United States

Innovative corrections practices can yield safer prisons and prepare people to successfully reenter society.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/03/2026

How can prisons be less violent and reduce recidivism? Maine Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty lays out options on The Briefing with Michael Waldman: bit.ly/4d9ME0y

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Justice Brennan viewed conditions in prisons as a critical issue w/in the context of a just society. In Governing our @brennancenter.org team discusses our work finding prison reform is possible & working across a geographically & politically diverse set of states www.governing.com/management-a...

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How to Move Away From Inhumane Prisons

Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 20/03/2026

How incarcerated people are treated behind bars “profoundly affects their chances of success on the outside — as family members, as neighbors, as co-workers,” @lbeisen.bsky.social and Ram Subramanian write in Governing.

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How to Move Away From Inhumane Prisons

Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/03/2026

A new Brennan Center report highlights innovative correctional practices across the country that improve outcomes for people inside, staff, and public safety. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/03/2026

Life behind bars is often marked by social and physical isolation, violence, and few rehabilitation opportunities. Our new report details programs in some states that are trying to change that, including a unit in Pennsylvania that’s inspired by practices in Northern Europe. More in Axios.

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A Philly-area prison is redefining how America treats prisoners

The "Little Scandinavia" unit is being expanded to other Pennsylvania prisons.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/03/2026

With over a million people behind bars, U.S. prisons are broken institutions that dehumanize everyone who enters — including correctional officers. Our report highlights innovative correctional practices from across the country that can benefit people behind bars and prison staff. bit.ly/4bo97UR

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Prison Reform in the United States

Innovative corrections practices can yield safer prisons and prepare people to successfully reenter society.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Thanks to @wamu.org for highlighting how the $45 billion Congress approved for ICE to increase detention centers has driven a huge increase in ICE detention across local jails, for-profit detention centers, and now potentially in a new system of government owned warehouses the1a.org/segments/if-...

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If You Can Keep It: The private companies profiting off ICE

CoreCivic and The GEO Group have both reported $2 billion in revenue in 2025.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 01/03/2026

The Trump administration is using billions of dollars in ICE funding to put more immigrants behind bars than ever before, often in inhumane conditions with little or no oversight. It’s a recipe for a human rights disaster. bit.ly/4qWSVQ4

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How ICE’s Budget Boom Is Changing Immigration Detention

Last year’s multibillion-dollar funding package has allowed the government to put more immigrants behind bars, often in worse conditions and with little oversight.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

We joined CNN Explains to provide context on the growing detention industrial complex that relies on a multi-billion dollar network of public and private sector interests that profit from the detention of immigrants. Check out the episode here www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMHV...

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The biggest companies making billions from Trump's deportations

YouTube video by CNN

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

New Mexico's legislature just passed a bill that bans local governments from joining ICE's 287(g) program *and* from hosting detention centers. On to the governor. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

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New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers

The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 04/02/2026

The president can’t nationalize elections, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social tells ABC News Live. The Constitution gives the states & Congress the power to set the rules governing our elections, and states & Congress in turn gave that power to run elections to state and local election officials.

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Video Why Trump is calling for greater federal control of elections

ABC News' White House correspondent Karen Travers explains Trump’s push to shift election authority from states to the federal government and the backlash from both Republicans and Democrats.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Helpful context on the complicated and interconnected reasons violent crime has been declining since 2022 ⬇️

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 16/01/2026

Congratulations to Illinois, which today became the 13th state to sign clean slate legislation into law. Clean slate laws allow people with criminal convictions in their past to more easily obtain housing, employment, and more by sealing some criminal records after a certain amount of time.

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Governor Pritzker signs Clean Slate Act

Illinois is giving residents an opportunity to clear their criminal records.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 01/01/2026

Federal support for criminal justice data collection and research is crucial to public safety, and this year’s grant terminations threaten to undermine that work. Our experts detail the impact work solutions to rebuild support: bit.ly/3Y4QGP2

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Rollback of Federal Investment in Research and Data Collection Jeopardizes Public Safety

The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities.

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Ames Grawert @amescg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

New from the @brennancenter.org: DOJ recently cut funding for historically bipartisan work designed to help people returning home from prison. Nicole Ndumele and I explored what will happen without this critical funding. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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Canceled DOJ Grants Threaten Bipartisan Work to Support People Released from Prison

The cuts undermine public safety and years of bipartisan cooperation on state and federal reentry work.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 03/12/2025

Justice 101: Excessive Punishment, The 8th Amendment, and the Justice System @lbeisen.bsky.social joins Kermit Roosevelt III for a hybrid conversation moderated by Dr. Kerry Sautner, in-person at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site on Wed., Dec. 3, at 5:30pm ET. Register:

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Justice 101: State of the Union: Excessive Punishment The 8th Amendment and the Justice System | Eastern State

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 01/12/2025

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Justice 101: State of the Union: Excessive Punishment The 8th Amendment and the Justice System | Eastern State

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 21/11/2025

At the Supreme Court, a private prison company is seeking a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability. More on the case: bit.ly/4pfafj2

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Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case

A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/11/2025

New York City has seen numerous types of crime drop sharply since spiking during the Covid-19 pandemic. We highlight recent trends: bit.ly/4o734Zo

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2025 Trends in Crime and Safety in New York City

New York remains one of the safest cities in the country, but some persistent challenges require close attention.

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JC Hendrickson @jchendrickson.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Blue City Chaos and Tragedy: How the Trump Administration is Addressing the Human Cost of Soft On Crime Policies.” This is a false premise, and the hearing included discussion of several bad ideas that won’t make Americans safer 1/5

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2025

Congress in July tripled the budget of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including possibly doubling detention capacity. @lbeisen.bsky.social outlines how private prison companies and their ecosystem may grow so large that it will be hard to unwind:

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Private Prison Companies’ Enormous Windfall: Who Stands to Gain as ICE Expands

With unparalleled funding for ICE, corporations supporting the growth of detention infrastructure will continue to see soaring profits.

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JC Hendrickson @jchendrickson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

If the Admin is serious about crime prevention & helping cities with crime rates, the work starts with listening to local leaders, following the evidence, & providing support, not with deploying the Guard. @amescg.bsky.social and I walk through the evidence in a new @brennancenter.org analysis:

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What Actually Works to Fight Crime

The administration’s plans to fight crime by dictating state bail policy or deploying the National Guard won’t build long-term safety, but there are many evidence-based ways to reduce crime.

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Ames Grawert @amescg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The Administration's plans to fight crime using the National Guard are not the way to build real, lasting safety. Here's what the evidence shows can work, even as we continue to see national declines in crime. New from the @brennancenter.org: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

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What Actually Works to Fight Crime

The administration’s plans to fight crime by dictating state bail policy or deploying the National Guard won’t build long-term safety, but there are many evidence-based ways to reduce crime.

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lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

President Trump just signed 2 EOs to force Washington, D.C., and other cities from taking steps to substantially eliminate cash bail as a potential condition of pretrial release, threatening to withhold federal funding from cities that fail to end these policies www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/07/2025

The new budget bill raises fresh question about the decades-old court settlement that sets standards for how immigrant children are treated in federal custody. A new explainer breaks down what’s changing and why it matters: bit.ly/3THmGGH

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The Detention of Families Facing Deportation Proceedings

The expansion of ICE detention facilities raises concerns about the treatment of children.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/07/2025

The sudden loss of federal support for community safety programs that supplement or complement policing threatens to derail these efforts, just as research is beginning to show their value. Congress should push to restore this funding. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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Crime-Prevention Efforts Face Setbacks After Federal Cuts

The Justice Department’s withdrawal of funding for long-standing public safety programs and partnerships is an alarming reversal.

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Margy O’Herron @margyoh.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

The budget bill allocates billions to lock up immigrant families (mostly mothers and children) while the admin cuts oversight, the minimum needed to make sure the system is humane. I was honored to collaborate with @lbeisen.bsky.social, who has written extensively about mass incarceration

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