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Dallas Is Prosecuting Fewer People for Weed Offenses
Misdemeanor charges can disrupt people’s lives. Here’s what happens when district attorneys stop prosecuting them.
Dallas Marijuana Non-Prosecution Policy Reduced Police Referrals, SMU Study Says
En Dallas: Disminuyen enjuiciamientos por posesión marihuana
Police referrals reduced in Dallas County
New Dallas County Marijuana Non-Prosecution Policy Reduced Police Referrals According to SMU Law Report
Dallas County Relaxed Marijuana Enforcement and the World Didn’t End
New Dallas County marijuana non-prosecution policy reduced police referrals according to SMU Law's Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Researchers evaluating how District Attorney John Creuzot’s relaxing marijuana enforcement affects Dallas-area pattern of arrests
Black people disproportionately prosecuted for low-level marijuana crimes in Dallas County, study finds
Life-without-parole sentences are exploding. But America’s legal defense system hasn’t kept pace.
Community Conversation: SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center Studies Dallas DA Policy
SMU Law Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center report highlights role race plays in marijuana enforcement
SMU Law's Deason Center releases report that highlights role race plays in marijuana enforcement
Deason Center Receives $150k Grant from W.W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas
Evidence-based paths toward criminal justice reform
Deason Center Receives $100k Grant from Chrest Foundation
Deason Center Receives $26k Grant from Texas Bar Foundation
What this law prof has learned about rural justice
Rural justice systems low on pretrial resources leave some to languish, die
Why rural Americans struggle for equal justice
Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice
