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What the REFORM Alliance's victory means for criminal justice reform

What the REFORM Alliance's victory means for criminal justice reform

As California faces the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Gov.

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The DHS is Trying to Tie US Activists to Foreign Movements - Here's Why We Should be Skeptical - ...

The DHS is Trying to Tie US Activists to Foreign Movements - Here's Why We Should be Skeptical - ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking a new tack in its efforts to combat the leaderless and de…

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There's nothing new about federal meddling in protest movements

There's nothing new about federal meddling in protest movements

Within a democracy, free protests are absolutely vital. But the U.S. doesn't seem to like them - in fact, the…

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There's Nothing New About Federal Meddling In Protest Movements

There's Nothing New About Federal Meddling In Protest Movements

Within a democracy, free protests are absolutely vital. But the U.S. doesn't seem to like them - in fact, the…

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Rakem Balogun and The New COINTELPRO: The FBI's long and complicated history of surveillance...

Rakem Balogun and The New COINTELPRO: The FBI's long and complicated history of surveillance...

A leaked 12-page 2017 FBI report, which revealed the organization's designation of purported "Black Identity …

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What the REFORM Alliance's victory means for criminal justice reform

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By Brian Bensimon
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© Getty Images What the REFORM Alliance's victory means for criminal justice reform As California faces the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has responded by ushering in a number of criminal justice reforms, including changes to the systems of adult probation, juvenile justice and policing. The reforms will effectively reduce incarceration, save taxpayer money and refine the attention of overburdened probation officers.
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What the REFORM Alliance's victory means for criminal justice reform

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By Brian Bensimon
| The Hill Verified
As California faces the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has responded by ushering in a number of criminal justice reforms, including changes to the systems of adult probation, juvenile justice and policing. The reforms will effectively reduce incarceration, save taxpayer money and refine the attention of overburdened probation officers. They're a welcome transformation of state law.
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The DHS is Trying to Tie US Activists to Foreign Movements — Here’s Why We Should be Skeptical  - CounterPunch.org

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By Brian Bensimon
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking a new tack in its efforts to combat the leaderless and decentralized antifa movement under its Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence. The DHS is targeting purported antifa activists by linking them with Kurdish-aligned foreign movements, according to leaks published by The Nation last month. The move is unprecedented, it’s wrong, and furthermore, it’s a threat to Americans’ civil liberties.
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