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2016 Election

On Tuesday, Florida voters approved Amendment 4, which restored the voting rights of people with past felony convictions.
Commentary November 7, 2018
Florida’s Election Shows the True Promise of Restoring Voting Rights
With the passage of Amendment 4, more than a million people intimately affected by the criminal justice system have become more empowered to shape it.
Jennifer Rae Taylor
Satana Deberry is a reform candidate in the race for district attorney in Durham, N.C.
News May 1, 2018
How Prosecutor Reform Is Shaking Up Small DA Races
The goals of the effort are trickling down, even if the money isn’t.
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The Kansas Supreme Court listening to arguments in a school funding case in September.
News November 15, 2016
Outside Groups Set Spending Record in Judicial Races
More than $19 million spent on campaigns for top court seats in 27 states.
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Sara Bullis fills out her election ballot with her sons, Haden and Harold, on election day in Drummond, Okla.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
The States Where Voters Decided to Give Criminal Justice Reform a Try
From early release to bail reform, reform efforts gain some ground.
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Andrew Warren, above, won the race for Hillsborough state attorney in Florida against Mark Ober.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
These Prosecutors Campaigned for Less Jail Time — And Won
Reform-minded candidates unseat incumbents in some races.
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A condemned inmate is led out of his cell on death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California in 2016.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
The Death Penalty is Alive and Well
Voters in three states approve measures to strengthen capital punishment.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. on election day.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
Law and Order Trumps Reform
There’s a new sheriff in town.
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Life Inside November 3, 2016
In Attica, Guards Like Trump and Prisoners Like Clinton
“Yo… this dude Trump is outta line!”
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Crime on the Ballot November 1, 2016
A Look at this Year’s Soft-on-Crime Attack Ads
Campaign ads in the age of criminal justice reform.
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Case in Point October 24, 2016
Which Sinners Get to Vote in Alabama?
Ex-prisoners challenge a law that lets local bureaucrats judge “moral turpitude.”
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