Below is the testimony that Smart Sentencing Coalition member Kenya Brumfield Young presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 22, 2021 about the passage of Senate Bill 60. Senate Bill 60 puts into place new policies that aim to increase police accountability and build trust between police and the communities they serve. Empower Missouri...Read More
As the 2021 Legislative session gets underway, we must not forget what happened in 2020: Let us not forget how the killing of George Floyd brought to light the fight for policing reform. Let us not forget how COVID ran through our prisons, which holds many individuals who could successfully and safely be released. Let...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81269649015?pwd=QlpRTjhBNjBsZWx5UWZvaGk5b05adz09 Meeting ID: 812 6964 9015 Passcode: 713390 Access the meeting on your phone Phone – (301) 715- 8592 Meeting ID: 812 6964 9015 Passcode: 713390 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have...Read More
Missouri lawmakers returned to the Capitol in Jefferson City on January 6th with challenges posed by an ongoing pandemic. The Missouri legislative session began at noon last Wednesday with a new General Assembly; eleven newly-elected Senators and six returning Senators were sworn into office. In the house, 161 Representatives took the oath of office. With...Read More
Amy Breihan is a co-Director with the Missouri office of the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (RSMJC), a non-profit civil rights law firm that fights for racial, gender, social, and economic justice through litigation on behalf of people involved in the carceral and criminal legal systems. Amy joined RSMJC as a staff attorney when...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81269649015?pwd=QlpRTjhBNjBsZWx5UWZvaGk5b05adz09 Meeting ID: 812 6964 9015 Passcode: 713390 Access the meeting on your phone Phone – (301) 715- 8592 Meeting ID: 812 6964 9015 Passcode: 713390 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83134426451?pwd=S3JOak14OFovbVVCTFIwS3NmaU92QT09 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Access the meeting on your phone Dial: (312) 626- 6799 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83134426451?pwd=S3JOak14OFovbVVCTFIwS3NmaU92QT09 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Access the meeting on your phone Dial: (312) 626- 6799 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83134426451?pwd=S3JOak14OFovbVVCTFIwS3NmaU92QT09 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Access the meeting on your phone Dial: (312) 626- 6799 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83134426451?pwd=S3JOak14OFovbVVCTFIwS3NmaU92QT09 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Access the meeting on your phone Dial: (312) 626- 6799 Meeting ID: 831 3442 6451 Password: 940271 Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to...Read More
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