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Why All States Need to Adopt the Reproductive Justice Act: A Reproductive Justice White Paper

Utilizing a reproductive justice framework, which approaches reproductive rights in an intersectional and holistic way,...

The Illinois Juvenile Transfer Policies: Reforming Adult Prosecution of Youth

Illinois prosecutes hundreds of youths as adults each year through automatic transfer, discretionary waiver, and...

Stay W.O.K.E.: A Legislative Rewrite to the STOP W.O.K.E. Act

On July 1, 2022, HB 7, the Stop W.O.K.E. Act became law in the state...

Proposing Legislation in Response to the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act 1-Year Reports

The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) was introduced as Illinois legislation in 2021 and became...

Missouri Voting Law: Barrier for Voters

The purpose of this white paper is to inform and educate individuals of current suppressive...

Kentucky Constitution Amendment 1, November 2024: Restrictive Citizenship Voting Requirements

Kentucky’s Amendment 1 proposed excluding those from voting who are not citizens. Although federal law...

Jim Crow Takes Costco: The Food Apartheid examined through the lenses of oppressive systems

Oppressive systems, reinforced by legislation, have created a Food Apartheid, previously known as a food...

I’m Not Lovin’ It: Modern Day Slavery in the U.S. Prison System

Modern day slavery operates through the prison system, where incarcerated individuals are forced to work...

I Need a Playground Not a Prison: Juvenile Justice in Illinois

This paper provides recommendations for programming and policies in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice...

Earned and Denied: A Framework for Statutory Reforms to the Illinois Parole System

In 1978, the Illinois legislature established the Prisoner Review Board to replace the former Parole...

Deconstructing Equality: An Analysis of Trump’s Executive Orders

People of the United States have the right to be racially inclusive, gender inclusive, and...

Continuity of Control: How Dobbs and Skrmetti Extend a Long History of State Power Over Marginalized Bodies

This white paper argues that the rationales used to justify abortion bans and restrictions on...

Burying the Black Body and Mind: How Mass Incarceration Kills the Black Community

This white paper highlights the issues with current prison policies and practices in the United...

Beyond Bail: The Necessity for Cash Bail Abolition and Humane Reforms

Cash bail invites discrimination based on income in pretrial detention, is counterintuitive, and costs states...

Autonomía Prestada, Soberanía Negada: The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 and the Legal Fiction of Commonwealth Status

This white paper examines the constitutional and democratic foundations of Puerto Rico’s political status, focusing...
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