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“This Election Is a Whole Lot Bigger Than What Happens in Philadelphia”

Last November, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner issued a characteristically blunt warning to anyone hatching plans to “play militia,” threaten voters, or otherwise interfere in the upcoming election: “F around and find out.” “You can have your fun in a jail cell, ’cause that’s what’s coming,” he said in a press conference that went viral […]


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DOJ Reverses Grant Cancellations For Crime Victim Support

The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors. The DOJ informed the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) […]


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Trump’s “Opening Salvo” in His War Against Criminal Justice Reform Starts With This One Nonprofit

Earlier this month, the Vera Institute of Justice, a national criminal justice reform nonprofit, was notified that all five of its federal grants had been abruptly canceled by the Department of Justice. The lost funding, totaling approximately $5 million, had supported ongoing programs to improve prison conditions and mental health crisis response, as well as […]


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