Learn more about our ongoing work to defend and grow civil liberties in Delaware.
America’s decades-old culture of tough-on-crime policies has created an unprecedented crisis in our legal system: A staggering number of Americans find themselves locked in a paper prison, with no end to their sentence, even after they’ve served their time.
Police have shot at least 57 people in Delaware since 2005, and more than 30 of them have died. No officers have been convicted in these incidents. Delaware: We need police accountability. NOW.
In Delaware, 86% of landlords have legal representation in court eviction proceedings, but only 2% of renters have representation. Delaware has an opportunity to level the playing field by securing the right to representation for eviction defense statewide.
All of Delaware’s students deserve a safe, equitable, and proficient education, but our schools have a long way to go before we make that vision a reality.
Ending the era of mass incarceration means dismantling the tough-on-crime approach and racial bias that has come to define criminal justice. That’s why cutting the prison population by half and challenging the racial bias in the system are the primary goals of our Campaign for Smart Justice.