We are embarking on a new epoch here at Public Justice! Our community of members, supporters, advocates and allies are invited to meet our new Chief Executive Officer, Sharon McGowan, as she begins her nationwide Epochs Tour to connect and engage with our community. We want to invite you to our first two stops on the Epochs Tour, happening in Philadelphia on September 10th and New York on September 12th. Find your tour stop, and reserve your seat at https://lnkd.in/dwiAF8hy !
Special thanks to Public Justice Past President Eric Cramer and our friends at Berger Montague for hosting us in Philadelphia, and Public Justice Board Members Rayna E. Kessler and Deborah Elman for hosting us in New York.
Special counsel at Selendy Gay PLLC, focusing appellate and impact litigation. Former government lawyer at DOJ and suer of government at ACLU, NYCLU and Legal Aid. Trustee at Mermaids UK.
Did you hear KOSA and COPPA 2.0 were passed in the US senate?
The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSA) represents a significant legislative effort aimed at enhancing the safety and privacy of children and teenagers online. KOSA imposes a legal obligation on online platforms to take "reasonable" measures to protect minors from various online harms such as bullying, sexual exploitation, drug promotion, and mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
- Platforms are required to set the highest privacy settings by default for minors.
- They must also facilitate easy deletion of personal data and manage the time minors spend on the service.
- The act mandates parental control features that allow parents to monitor their children's privacy settings, and account activities, restrict purchases, and manage screen time.
- Platforms must prevent unknown adults from contacting minors or accessing their personal information and limit the sharing of minors' geolocation data.
- Social media platforms are required to allow minors to opt out of algorithm-based recommendation systems or at least restrict the categories of recommendations.
Alongside KOSA, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) was also passed. This act expands the original 1998 COPPA law by extending privacy protections to teenagers up to 16 years old.
Prohibiting targeted advertising directed at children and teenagers.
Mandating data deletion and creating a new division within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) focused on youth marketing and privacy.
Another great article posted by the Director of Second Look Network at The Sentencing Project regarding use of clemency powers to address excessive sentences. The number of older people in State & Federal prisons is increasing faster than any other age group. How could anyone claim that the point of incarceration was to incapacitate the truly dangerous when there are more people older than 55 in US prisons than there are people in high crime range of 18-24? Geriatric healthcare in prison is both disgraceful and expensive. It costs on average, 3x more to incarcerate an older person than a younger one. National survey data according to the Prison Policy Initiative show that most victims support violence prevention, social investment, and alternatives to incarceration that address the root causes of crime, not more investment in carceral systems that cause more harm.
Governor Andy Beshear could help alleviate the excessive costs mass incarceration has incurred on Kentucky as a proponent for second chances, and providing additional resources to protect public education and access to affordable healthcare-basic rights to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
#SecondLookLaws#KyFreeKarenBrown
Director, Second Look Network at The Sentencing Project | Advocate for Sentencing & Parole Reform
What an incredibly bold and inclusive way for a Governor to use clemency powers to address excessive sentences. Read New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's clemency initiative at: https://lnkd.in/eXHPEwdj
Governor Murphy's statement: “Today on Juneteenth, a day that celebrates freedom, I am incredibly proud to launch a historic clemency initiative. I’m committed to using my powers as Governor to pardon and commute sentences to address injustices and overly harsh sentences in our criminal justice system. Thank you @ltgovway, @pastor_rls, @meekmill, and @wallo267 of @reform, Amol Sinha of the @aclunj, Justin Dews, and everyone who joined us in Newark today in support of second chances and the values of justice, compassion, and rehabilitation."
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The Houston Area Urban League expresses heartfelt support and solidarity in response to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s recent statement. We extend our prayers to this tireless public servant, who has dedicated herself to the people of the 18th Congressional District.
Congresswoman Lee’s unwavering commitment and advocacy inspire us all, and we stand with her during this time.
The Texas Tribune will convene a diverse group of Texans and experts in multiple fields for “We the Texans: A Symposium on the State of Democracy” at UHD on Tuesday, Feb. 27, and online. During the daylong event, we’ll examine the state of democracy in Texas, what can be done to reinvigorate trust and encourage civic engagement, and how we can work together to solve local, regional, and statewide challenges.
Up for discussion:
▪️ Voter turnout — and how to increase it.
▪️ The local media landscape — and how it’s helping or hurting.
▪️ How young Texans are making a difference — and changing the conversation.
▪️ Governing Texas communities and the challenges that come with it — especially at the local level.
RSVP today: https://trib.it/HJV
Shooters in houses of worship. Gangs attacking mass transit commuters in New York. Deadly road and club/bar rage. Youngsters killing youngsters. Antisemitic, racial attacks on campuses and public spaces. Media that feeds on and entertains with violent news clips and programming. Political circles that further divide for advantage.
We have long since abandoned our dedication to civil society and become a house divided. We are strangers to one another and to ourselves. The center no longer can hold. And enemies are at the door.
So where do we go from here? First, we
need to take a long look at ourselves. Do we in what we say and do contribute even in a small way to the discord/negativity around us? Do we look for/bring out the best or the worst in others? How does that reflect our attitude toward ourselves? Do we do exactly what our employer/client wants even if that may not be for the best of our community? Do we spend most of our time working and what’s left with family/friends? Do we ever spend time in prayer?
Perhaps it’s a good time to reflect on the Civil War – in which more people died in our country than in all the wars combined – and meditate on what President Lincoln said at Gettysburg.
https://lnkd.in/esTB3uBf
The Texas Tribune will convene a diverse group of Texans and experts in multiple fields for “We the Texans: A symposium on the state of democracy.”
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 27, for a daylong event examining the state of democracy in Texas, what can be done to reinvigorate trust and encourage civic engagement, and how we can work together to solve local, regional and statewide challenges.
We’ll start with a conversation about democracy at a national level and then turn to Texas-specific topics, including:
• Voter turnout — and how to increase it
• The local media landscape — and how it’s helping or hurting
• How young Texans are making a difference — and changing the conversation
• Governing Texas communities and the challenges that come with it — especially at the local level
RSVP today: https://trib.it/HJQ
The Texas Tribune will convene a diverse group of Texans and experts in multiple fields for “We the Texans: A symposium on the state of democracy.”
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 27, for a daylong event examining the state of democracy in Texas, what can be done to reinvigorate trust and encourage civic engagement, and how we can work together to solve local, regional and statewide challenges.
We’ll start with a conversation about democracy at a national level and then turn to Texas-specific topics, including:
• Voter turnout — and how to increase it
• The local media landscape — and how it’s helping or hurting
• How young Texans are making a difference — and changing the conversation
• Governing Texas communities and the challenges that come with it — especially at the local level
RSVP today: https://trib.it/HJQ
Research Fellow in Youth Justice, Youth Crime MA Module Leader, School of Law, University of Limerick
Great to be in Sweden this week with Dr John Bamber and others, to present on our youth justice relationships project and also the Greentown programme for young people caught up in criminal networks. So good to hear an international audience positively affirming our work.
President and Director of Associate & Client Experience, Advocate Capital, Inc.
2moI love this!!!!!!!!!