Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court, in a bitterly divided decision, okay-ed Oklahoma's use of a controversial three-drug cocktail to execute prisoners on death row. The case came before the court because of the recent horrifically botched executions that used that method. The narrow 5-4 decision clears Oklahoma to keep executing prisoners this way, but the controversy remains. Other states can chose not to do this. Indiana uses a similar three-drug method in its executions and it's time that Indiana's Governor and legislature agree to halt these executions.

Right now, one out of every 100 Americans is behind bars. The U.S. spends $80 billion yearly on incarceration. And people of color bear the brunt of this broken system. Fortunately, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have begun working together. They have introduced several bills that create the possibility of comprehensive criminal justice reform--this year. But unfortunately--that's ALL they have done. Yes, a few bills look good. But no VOTES have been scheduled. No HEARINGS have been set. And the time for action this year is running out! Our leaders need to get moving--today. If we get enough supporters to create a groundswell, we can start ending the vicious cycle of suffering our unjust incarceration industry has caused. The next few days will be crucial. If we can show that Americans everywhere are demanding #JusticeReformNOW, we can push Congress to get a bill onto President Obama’s desk and signed into law by the end of 2015. We have legislation. They need to take a VOTE. Please, add your name and call for criminal justice reform now, and we will deliver your signatures to Congress. Our prisons lock up too many people, waste too much money, ruin too many lives, and fail to make our communities safer. We can’t afford this. Join me and demand #JusticeReformNOW--sign the petition today.

Let my son come home. He is not violent. He has been in a Federal prison for over 10 Years. He has 10 more to go for a gun he never used and was not his and less than 5 Grams Of Crack. Judge Jones of Abbingdon, VA keeps denying his petitions for a retrial. Please help my son Randy Rader - 10562-084. His Mom Debra

My daughter was held at knifepoint by her unstable ex-boyfriend. She was pregnant at the time and had her 4-year-old son in the backseat. Her ex drove at speeds of 100 miles an hour and threatened their lives as she begged him to stop the car and let them out!! Her precious 4-year-old kept screaming, "Just do what he says, mommy!" because he knew this man would kill them!! After he released them, she was able to get a restraining order. She is now in a custody battle. When she went back to extend the restraining order the judge said even though she knew my daughter was still fearful she would not extend the restraining order because he hadn't assaulted her since the last restraining order was put in place. Do victims and their children have to be hurt or killed in order to extend a restraining order? As long as a victim is in danger, it should be extended for a lifetime, if necessary! Please Sign My Petition!!!

Irvin Moore and many others have been Incarcerated almost 50 years. Pennsylvania's refusal to grant parole and commute the sentences of those who have been rehabilitated is financially draining for taxpayers. Grant Commutation and Parole to Irvin Moore and to those who have proven themselves rehabilitated and ready to return to society

We need to tell this judge that children in difficult custody disputes should never been placed in a position of responsibility and accountability. It is the parents' and courts responsibility to protect the children--not cause more trauma. Furthermore, never should 9 and 10 year old children be placed in a jail cell for refusing to eat lunch with their father! These children have been jailed since June 24th. Let's send this judge a clear message, that traumatized children belong in counseling NOT in jail!

My 13 year old (12 at the time) was sent to be reprogrammed by her mother and her paternal family (father passed) can't find her. We fear for her life and the lives of other children placed in ITTs.

There is no dispute--Le'Taxione is serving an illegal life without parole sentence. The courts agreed, but then held that it was too late to fix this error. The only remaining option is to petition the Washington Governor for clemency. No one should be wrongfully imprisoned for even a day. Serving an admittedly illegal life without parole sentence is a nightmare! Please lend your support and help us correct this gross miscarriage of justice.

Too many times have we all seen or were told about a suspicious car around a school or park. Nobody knows if this person is a registered repeat sex offender. Minnesota must require specialized license plates for the registered cars of registered sex offenders now. This is already a law for repeat DWI offenders in Minnesota.

On July 2, 2015 governor LePage changed the hiring policy for new hires in the State. This will affect the formation of the cold case squad. We ask Governor LePage to continue the spirit of bipartisanship that has driven the cold case squad from its beginning. We respectively request the Governor immediately allow the Office of Public Safety to hire the 2 detectives and 1 lab tech funded within the budget. We want to remind the Governor of his comment from 2014 “Because it’s the right thing to do,” referring to funding for the cold case squad. Thank you to to the 127th Legislature for working together to get this squad funded, and now we are waiting for the Governor to exclude the squad from any partisan politics.

I see too many people who I know are registered sex offenders using the Internet to con their way into people's lives and into state jobs they have no business trying to get. Sex offenders are not waiting in in dark alleys anymore; they are using the Internet, and especially Facebook to prey on the weak. They are not stopping, and they are not show in any signs of slowing there habits down. Keeping them off iphones and computers will make the world safer from them. As a father myself I would rather my kids not have to watch out for that. Also, make it illegal for them to own video games, iphones anything with the Internet and make it illegal for anyone who lives with a sex offender to have Internet access. Motivate the public to be scared of committing sex offenses.

Michigan is one of only a handful of states that locks up juvenile offenders under the age of 18 alongside the adult prison population, often for non-violent offenses. A recent investigation by the Huffington Post found a system rife with abuse and horrific treatment of children by guards and fellow inmates throughout Michigan. They found instances of children as young as 16 forced to share cells with adults where they were repeatedly subjected to sexual abuse. Or corrections officers, totally untrained in dealing with adolescents, forcibly restraining teens on slabs of concretes for days at a time. And a penal system, all the way from the county prosecutor to the attorney general, stacked against the poor and young people of color. Here's how Huffington Post Editor Ryan Grim summarized the shocking abuses: "The overincarceration of people in American society has reached pathological levels, but for the same treatment to be meted out to children demands immediate intervention. Liberals, conservatives and libertarians are all coming together to call for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and the movement's progress is impressive and hopeful. But there is a long way to go, and these kids can't wait." The findings of this investigation are a national disgrace and Michigan lawmakers should move quickly to end these abuses. A civilized society doesn't put children in prison with adults. http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/cruel-and-all-too-usual/