Issue: Criminal Justice

Our nation’s criminal justice systems should produce accurate and just outcomes reached through fair processes, and must address longstanding racial and economic disparities within the systems. Among the issues ACS examines in this area are police accountability, prosecutorial power, the right to counsel, bail, fees and fines, sentencing, mass incarceration, conditions of confinement, and gun violence prevention.

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Sub-Issues

Bails, Fees and Fines
Clemency/Pardons and Commutations
Conditions of Confinement/Solitary Confinement
Death Penalty
Gun Violence Prevention and Second Amendment
Juvenile Justice
Mass Incarceration
Policing
Prison Policy/Incarceration
Race and Criminal Justice
Right to Counsel
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Search and Seizure
Sentencing and Incarceration
Sentencing Guidelines
White-Collar Crime