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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Illinois Ends Cash Bail, Others May Soon Follow

Illinois Ends Cash Bail, Others May Soon Follow

Megan Brennan, Contributor April 18, 2021

Illinois recently passed a law ending cash bail, making it the first state to do so. The historic criminal justice package was signed into law by Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker on Feb. 22 this year. In...

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, TN.  Photo by fteleaders on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fteleaders

The Challenge of Mass Incarceration Explored

Cameron Deal, Contributor October 21, 2020

On Tuesday evening, the Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) and Vanderbilt Prison Project (VPP) co-hosted a panel about mass incarceration, featuring Dr. Rosevelt Noble, Ashley Adams, Bettie Kirkland, and...

Cyrus Wilson One Step Closer to Parole

Cyrus Wilson One Step Closer to Parole

Jin Heo October 17, 2019

After spending 27 years behind bars for a crime he maintains he did not commit, Edgehill native Cyrus Wilson came one step closer to being released on Wednesday. Tennessee Board of Parole member Gary...

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