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Maryland’s Second Look Act clears State House—is relief for longterm prisoners imminent?
The Second Look Act would empower judges to reduce sentences for incarcerated people who have served more than 20 years ...
Opinion
Commentary: Make the Second Look Act a key part of prison reforms
The Second Look Act will give some people in New York prisons a chance to demonstrate that they have grown and learned from their mistakes.
Alabama bill giving some serving life in prison chance for freedom gets second shot at becoming law
A majority of Senate Republicans initially sank the bill on a 16-16 vote, but after nearly two hours of uncertainty, the bill ...
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Maryland lawmakers clash in emotional debate over bill for prison sentence reviews
In a long and emotional session Saturday, the Maryland House of Delegates advanced a bill giving more incarcerated people a ...
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Lawmakers split on Maryland's 'Second Look Act' that reduces prisoner sentences
THE SECOND LOOK ACT WILL LET SOME INMATES SERVING LENGTHY ... MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN IN PRISON FOR 20 YEARS, AND THEY COMMITTED THAT CRIME WHEN THEY WERE 18, 19, 20, THAT THERE ...
‘Second Chance Act’ passes through the Alabama Senate, one Alabama man shares his firsthand experience
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WAFF) -The “Second Chance Act” or SB 156, passed the Alabama Senate on Wednesday and Ronald McKeithen knows its possible effects from personal experience.
Maryland’s 18 ways to stop the mass incarceration of Black people
Other criminal law and sentencing recommendations include expanding alternatives to incarceration ... Restoration Act. According to the report, expanding criteria for Maryland’s Second Look ...