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Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
New report from @WilsonCSJ_, co-authored by Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Marvin Swartz, explores alternatives to police transport in involuntary civil commitment ⤵️
For too many people experiencing mental illness, cries for help bring police & handcuffs. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Our latest report: Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to Police Transport in Involuntary Civil Commitment. wcsj.law.duke.edu/news/new-w…
ALT Man looks sadly out of the back of a police car. Text reads: Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to Police Transport to Involuntary Civil Commitment
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
A new Duke University report underscores the position of disability advocates: non-law enforcement transport for involuntary commitment works well & should be the default, not the exception. #NCGA funding is key. #NCPOL @NASWNC @NAMINCarolina @NCPsychological @ncpsychiatry
For too many people experiencing mental illness, cries for help bring police & handcuffs. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Our latest report: Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to Police Transport in Involuntary Civil Commitment. wcsj.law.duke.edu/news/new-w…
ALT Man looks sadly out of the back of a police car. Text reads: Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to Police Transport to Involuntary Civil Commitment
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Texas has stayed #RobertRoberson’s Oct. 17 execution.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams should be alive today. In a country that aspires to fulfill the promise of equal justice under law, there should be no place for the death penalty, a barbaric anachronism that does nothing to keep people safe. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cu…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2024 National Convening—Hope In Action: Charting A Bold Path Forward! Over the past few days, we’ve come together to inspire change, share powerful stories, and continue our fight to end life without parole for children.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
“We can’t make progress in the south with theory, we need to start with the stories,” Ben Finholt of @WilsonCSJ_.
“And where we have most had success amplifying success stories, family advocates lead the way,” Eric adds.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
We wish we had better news. But as of now, #MarcellusWilliams is still scheduled to be executed by Missouri tonight at 6 p.m. central for a crime he is totally innocent of.
Don’t stop sharing his story. It’s not too late to save an innocent life. innocenceproject.org/petitio…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
BREAKING: Today, Marcellus Williams asked the United States Supreme Court to stay his execution based on newly disclosed admissions by the trial prosecutor that he removed at least one Black prospective juror based on his race.
innocenceproject.org/marcell…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
URGENT: 6 days left — Serious errors in #MarcellusWilliams' case have been admitted, yet Missouri is still set to execute him on Sept. 24. His fate lies in @GovParsonMO hands. Call 417-373-3400 now and urge him to stop the execution before it’s too late. shorturl.at/K7jDT
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
BREAKING: St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Hilton has denied the motion to vacate #MarcellusWilliams’ conviction. Marcellus is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for a crime he did not commit. innocenceproject.org/court-d…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
It's been 61 years since the #MarchOnWashington. Surely progress has been made in the 6 decades since, but employment discrimination is far from extinct in the US.
Formerly incarcerated people still face huge obstacles to finding stable employment – and it hurts everyone.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
Today on #Exonerated: @claycane revisits his conversation with Attorney, Jamie Lau (@LauDurham) & Exoneree, Ronnie Long!
@claycane #ClayNation
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
@brandonlgarrett of the @WilsonCSJ_ states
"Marcellus Williams’ case shows how some powerful people remain blinded to science. The willingness to convict the innocent — and even execute them — still runs deep."
kansascity.com/opinion/reade…
#FreeKhaliifah
#SaveMarcellus
#Innocent
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
The case of #MarcellusWilliams is a chilling reminder that decades into the era of modern post-conviction DNA testing, exonerations and innocence projects — some attorneys general and judges would rather execute the innocent than admit error.
bit.ly/3WQgAF5
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
Pretrial detention is a public safety concern. It makes people lose jobs, housing & government benefits – life-altering consequences that judges ignore.
How does this leave anyone better off?
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/0…
ALT Graph titled: What people lose when they are detained: Jails prevented people from calling out of work, leading to rapid, significant job losses, even among people who had worked all or most of their adult lives. Source: "How Pretrial Incarceration Diminishes Individuals' Employment Prospects" by Sandra Susan Smith. Federal Probation, Vol. 86 No. 3 (December 2022)
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
This week's newsletter: Reentry at 70 mailchi.mp/inquest.org/reent…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
🚨BREAKING: The @FCC just voted to slash prison & jail calling rates and ban corporate kickbacks to prisons and jails – a major victory for incarcerated people and their loved ones!
#PeopleOverProfit
ALT Graphic that says: MAJOR VICTORY After a decades-long fight, the FCC just voted to significantly lower the cost of communications for incarcerated people and their loved ones.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
Pretrial algorithms are not a good alternative to cash bail. Racial disparities still exist.
These algorithms rely on outdated and biased data, making Black individuals overrepresented in the high-risk category of pretrial release evaluations, despite having similar charges as their white counterparts.
People should be treated as people with unique circumstances and backgrounds – not as statistical risks.
ALT Two men in black and white sitting side by side with their faces pixelated and blurred. The man on the left is white and the man on the right is Black. The white man is wearing black pants, a sweater with a collar peeking out, and eyeglasses. The Black man is wearing a long-sleeve button down shirt, black pants, and a cap. Text over the white man says “Pretrial algorithm. Low-risk of flight.” Text over the Black man says, “Pretrial algorithm. High-risk of flight.” The Bail Project logo is in the bottom left corner.
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
This order is a massive win for incarcerated people, their families, and their allies. But the fight for phone justice isn’t over.
Read more about what to expect following this historic move 👇
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/0…
Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law retweeted
"By limiting the use of cash bail to exceptional cases, Detroit has joined more than a dozen other jurisdictions across the country that have reduced its reliance on cash bail. In not a single one of these jurisdictions has there been an uptick in crime." bailproject.org/policy/take-…
Chief Judge William McConico has seen firsthand in Michigan’s 36th District Court, one of the busiest court systems in the country, that bail doesn't make communities any safer.