by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 12, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
As recent months have unfolded, we are all bombarded with news of threats to the dreams of dreamers, state-sanctioned hatred in many forms, and a return to a criminal justice system that seeks to address social problems by locking people away. As soon as we are...
by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 12, 2017 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
The US Supreme Court issued Georgia death row inmate Keith Tharpe a stay of execution last week because of racial bias from a juror who sentenced him back in 1990 for the murder of his sister-in-law, Jacquelin Freeman. The justices granted him the stay while they...
by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 12, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
The Sixth Amendment of the United States guarantees the right to a speedy trial – Kharon Davis has not been granted that right. At age 22, he was charged with capital murder and put in the county jail. Ten years later, he is still there, awaiting trial. He has...
by Dawn Blagrove | Sep 20, 2017 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
It has been about one year since film director Ava DuVernay released the documentary “13th.” This documentary is widely available on Netflix. Today, as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to unfold and national politics have veered towards a...
by Dawn Blagrove | Aug 30, 2017 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
In a display of courage and commitment to justice, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens halted the execution of Marcellus Williams mere hours before he was scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. DNA testing raised questions about whether he had committed a murder during a...
