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POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

  • NHCSL Law and Criminal Justice Policy Stances: The Law and Criminal Justice Task Force covers all issues related to law enforcement and criminal justice such as criminal justice reform, mass incarceration, juvenile justice system reform, racial or ethnic profiling, unequal prosecution of minorities, drug decriminalization or legalization, police procedures, community security, and sentencing
  • The Public Advocate in NYC on Mental Health Crisis Response: Investigates how New York City responds to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.
  • Latino Justice PRLDEF Decolonize Justice Documentary Series: Represents the way police, prosecutors and courts have historically targeted people of color for incarceration in our country.
  • EJUSA en Español: A resource to help end the death penalty.
  • Criminal Justice Reform:  Reports, articles, and polling on policing and sentencing for State Legislators published by The Justice Collaborative.
  • Civil Asset Forfeiture by Kate Chatfield. Under civil forfeiture laws, law enforcement can seize money or property they suspect (or say they suspect) is connected to criminal activity.

Colorado Bills

THE CENSUS AND REDISTRICTING

  • NCSL’s Redistricting Law 2020 Book :  NCSL’s most comprehensive redistricting resource includes chapters on 10 major legal topics related to redistricting. While several chapters are critical for everyone, some people may find particular chapters more relevant to their work than others. If you don’t have the Redistricting Law 2020 yet, I be happy to send you a copy.
  • NCSL’s Into the Thicket: A Redistricting Starter Kit for Legislative Staff:  For those who are thinking about the practicalities of redistricting, this webpage helps legislators and legislative staff gear up for the once-a-decade task of redistricting.
  • NCSL’s 2020 Census Delays and the Impact on Redistricting:  The Coronavirus (Covid-19) impacted the 2020 Census operations, and this webpage explores how a delay in the release of the P.L. 94-171 redistricting data would cause challenges for states as they prepare to conduct redistricting.
  • NCSL’s Redistricting Criteria:  When redistricting, state legislatures or redistricting commissions are provided certain criteria with which to draw the lines. This webpage contains state-by-state information on the criteria used to draw state legislative and congressional district boundaries.
  • NCSL’s 50-State Overview of Redistricting Systems:  This webpage summarizes redistricting systems methods processes in all 50 fifty states. It highlights legislatures and commissions and the roles they play.
  • NCSL’s Public Input and Redistricting:  The public has become more aware of redistricting and the process. States have begun to incorporate opportunities for public input into their redistricting process and to be a part of this conversation.