Eveniment: Responding to the needs of girls and young women in the penal system
Recent research highlights that women and girls tend to be convicted for less serious offences than men, cu 44% of women jailed for theft and handling offences compared to 28% of men. Too many women are sent to prison unnecessarily for short sentences.…
UFFC Legal Action Initiative
The initiative has come from a sense of frustration at the lack of successful prosecution of police officers for these deaths. Families, their legal representatives and support groups have been campaigning for justice for decades and we very much feel that with this development a new front in…
Death penalty repeal effort sparks 9 hour testimony
The battle over Colorado’s death penalty began in earnest Tuesday, when a measure to repeal capital punishment in the state drew nine hours of emotional testimony during the bill’s first hearing before lawmakers.…
