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Where Civil Asset Forfeiture and Seizure Laws Fail

February 25, 2016

Where Civil Asset Forfeiture and Seizure Laws Fail An investigation by Washington Post revealed that over 245 seizures of cash have occurred statewide without a warrant or filing any charges. Those seizures alone generated an estimated $29 million for Oklahoma law enforcement agencies. Civil asset forfeiture is a process where the government, sta...

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Sentencing Reform Catches Wind

February 25, 2016

Sentencing Reform Catches Wind Since 1980, the prison population in the United States has more than quadrupled. To put that in perspective, 1 out of every 100 adults is locked up. With over 2,000,000 people incarcerated, the United States has a mass incarceration rate like no other. Last year, the awareness of the need for sentencing reform caugh...

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