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Community Oriented Defender Network | Spring 2010 Update

The COD Network is taking strides to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system and expand the Network�s reach. Read about our latest efforts to improve justice for indigent defendants and new opportunities for collaboration.

– 04/23/10

Working to Persuade the FCC to Change Phone Rates for Prisoners

The Brennan Center has worked to persuade the Federal Communications Commission to lower the exorbitant phone rates charged for calls made from many prisons and jails.

– 12/04/09

Women in the Criminal Justice System

Women are being charged with crimes, convicted, and sentenced to prison at a much higher rate than just 20 years ago. The authors explore and analyze this disturbing trend.

Authored by: Kirsten D. Levingston with Kayla Gassmann
– 09/01/07

Prosecutorial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing

From Federal Sentencing Reporter Feb. 2007. No actor tasked with enforcing and ensuring respect for the nation�s laws can ignore concerns about the integrity of a criminal justice system increasingly perceived as reserving its harshest punishments for people of color.

Authored by: Lynn D. Lu
– 02/01/07