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REPORT: Missing Murdered and Indigenous People (MMIP) in States Impacted by the Keystone XL Pipeline via the Sovereign Bodies Institute  

This report covers a study which unearthed a disturbingly high number of MMIP across the country.  

May 5, 2022 Indigenous Justice Reproductive Freedom

REPORT: OVER-JAILED AND UN-TREATED

How the Failure to Provide Treatment for Substance Use in Prisons and Jails Fuels the Overdose Epidemic

July 1, 2021 Smart Justice

REPORT: A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES: RACIALLY TARGETED ARRESTS IN THE ERA OF MARIJUANA REFORM

This ACLU research report, A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform, details marijuana arrests from 2010 to 2018 and examines racial disparities at the national, state, and county levels.

April 20, 2022 Smart Justice Racial Justice

REPORT: South Dakota Can Reform Its Criminal Legal System

South Dakota has 3,799 people in prison. We can reduce that number.

August 9, 2019 Smart Justice Indigenous Justice

REPORT: How Right to Counsel Prevents Evictions and their Discriminatory Impacts on Communities

Legal representation for renters facing eviction is a critically important intervention to keep people in their homes and prevent the long-term harms of eviction.

May 23, 2022 Smart Justice
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