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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
In response to the ongoing crisis in Wisconsin where thousands of people facing criminal charges are waiting for lawyers to be assigned to their cases, NACDL, our Wisconsin affiliate (WACDL), the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at NYU School of Law, and the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Brown County (Green Bay), one of the many counties in the state struggling to find lawyers for every eligible individual, leaving people waiting weeks, months, and in some instances, a year or more, for a lawyer.
20th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 18-20, 2021 | Held Virtually
Hear from state and national experts who will explore a range of strategies adopted to account for the devastating impacts of the war on drugs, highlighting the most effective modes of providing relief for individuals with prior cannabis convictions.
This session will focus on “Second Look Sentencing” reforms that seek to provide individuals with the opportunity for resentencing or a sentence reduction after they have served a certain amount of time in prison.
Police departments across the country are increasing using predictive algorithms to decide where to patrol and who to investigate. These tools are also being used to create databases that label people as threats and feed them into the criminal legal system.
This panel highlights policing reforms adopted over the last year and what still needs to be done.
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually When Robocop Becomes Reality: Confronting Technology in the Criminal Justice System
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually Policing in America: Policing the Police
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually Parole and Probation Reform
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually Marsy's Law
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually First Steps for State Sentencing Reform
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually Data Driven Policies: Criminal Justice Data Collection
NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually Lessons Learned: Combatting Misinformation Around Bail Reform- Case Study on the New York Bail Reform Pushback
In Part II of the discussion on Race and Collateral Consequences, we explore how the use of “moral character” clauses, like those used in state bar licensing, can prevent individuals with convictions from participating in the legal profession. We also discuss a range of restrictions to entrepreneurial ventures that people with criminal convictions face that range from limiting a person’s ability to access capital through loans to barring participation in the legal, regulated cannabis industry.
In celebration of Second Chance Month in April, NACDL hosts the first of two discussions on race and collateral consequences. Panelists discuss the long-term impacts of criminal convictions, the specific harm that collateral consequences have caused to communities of color, and what it will take to meaningfully change this system.
