Forgotten Majority

Advocating for the just and humane treatment of those who are incarcerated.

Category: Unjust Sentencing

  • RACIAL BIAS IN JURIES MAY REVERSE DECADES OF SENTENCING

    Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 10:19 a.m. ET March 6, 2017 | Updated 3:44 p.m. ET 3/6/2017                   JUSTICES DIVIDED OVER JURY RACISM US Supreme Court: Racism can upend jury verdicts WASHINGTON — Racism in jury deliberations is so pernicious that verdicts can be thrown out even following convictions, […]

  • MARISSA’S MAGNIFICENT MOMENT – FREE AT LAST!!!

    Free Marissa Now Statement on Marissa Alexander’s Freedom January 27, 2017  Today, after 3 years behind bars and 2 years of house detention, Marissa Alexander was finally released from state confinement.  Marissa Alexander has been punished for over 5 years for defending her life from a domestic violence attack threatening her life nine days after […]