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In Kahler v. Kansas, @Scotus effectively eliminates 700 years of legal thinking about the insanity defense. "Hard cases make bad laws indeed." @RonHonberg @peteearley bit.ly/39F3nV4

Put this in your calendar: The Definition of Insanity film screening on Tuesday April 14 at 10pm Eastern/9pm Central/9pm Mountain. Learn more about the film and how we're involved on our website: bit.ly/2X2Htby

We're delighted to announce a new Equitas National Advisor, Assistant Chief of the NYPD Theresa Tobin! Learn more about Chief Tobin on our website bit.ly/2xGx4I1 @NYPDnews #EquitasNationalAdvisors

As more inmates are released to prevent the spread of #COVID-19, "making sure that they have the necessary resources to get jobs and housing will be imperative to reducing their potential return to incarceration," says Boulder County DA Michael Dougherty bit.ly/2xCWCpa

In L.A.: "Instead of arresting people in need, they will be met with services. Instead of sentencing someone to prison, a judge will deliver them to residential treatment. Instead of...the justice system, someone with mental health needs will find...care" bit.ly/2JplZ0r

In a dramatic response to pleas to prevent the spread of the #coronavirus behind bars, prosecutors, public defenders and judges have reduced the number of county inmates in Kentucky jails by 28% bit.ly/2ygm2t3

"I am also concerned about the mental health of our judges and lawyers,” said a GA Supreme Court Justice Melton. “Our own dirty secret is that the job of dealing with society’s problems...sometimes takes its toll. We are often not healthy ourselves.” bit.ly/3dFD1pd

Time to act is now. Reducing jail churn, reducing incarceration, testing for coronavirus are a matter of not only justice, but societal self-defense. Detainees would pose less of a public safety threat healthy& released than as potential pandemic vectors bit.ly/3btubc0

“I believe these larger private companies that...have a profit margin are very problematic for the outcomes and the system,” says @leslieherod. Denver moves to end contracts with two of the world’s largest private-prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group bit.ly/39nl0sm

The current institutions of America aren't set in stone--our response to #Covid19usa has proven that. The stimulus package allows for free video and telephone visitations with inmates in prison. Something to keep #POSTCOVID19? bit.ly/2QQ266J