Criminal Legal Reform
Increasingly harsh criminal justice policies over the last three decades have resulted in a system that relies on over-criminalization, mass incarceration, and racial injustice.
Instead of ensuring public safety and addressing the root causes of crime, the war on drugs has led to unconstitutional police practices, unfair and inconsistent sentencing, and abuses of authority which only harm, rather than help, the public, and extremely disproportionately affect minorities.
Nationally, the ACLU's Smart Justice movement has sought to orchestrate national reforms to the “front end” of the criminal justice system from policing to sentencing. This includes putting an end to racially motivated policing and sentencing, increasing government accountability and transparency, and reversing the shift toward excessive incarceration.
The Latest
Gov. Kelly releases three ACLU of Kansas Clemency Project clients, paving the way for many more such releases
Kansas faith leaders urge governor to grant clemency requests for death row inmates
Kansas attorney general urges governor to deny clemency to inmates who received death penalty
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