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Social justice is a “we” thing, not an “I” thing. Whether it’s a demonstration, a letter to Congress, a social media campaign or a letter to the editor, it’s the active involvement of thousands of CCR supporters that moves our work forward.
October 10, 2017, is the 15th World Day Against the Death Penalty. As part of our collective efforts toward raising awareness about the reasons why people living in poverty are at a greater risk of being sentenced to death and executed, CCR invites you to add your name to the following letter,...
"We can no longer sit as we become extinct," Ashley said. “I want to believe in the triumph of human spirit. That there are people who find this unacceptable." Ashley Diamond is a Black, transgender social justice and prisoners’ rights activist who is currently...
Most of the work being done towards police reform in the wake of our Floyd v. City of New York victory – where a federal court ruled that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program is unconstitutional and racially discriminatory – has been behind the scenes so far, but a central piece of the reform effort,...

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