Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings
By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity…
Day 8 of Ex-Cop Chauvin’s Trial: Substantial Media Coverage Knocks 2 Jurors Off Panel
By William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN – On Day 8 Wednesday—Day 7 of jury selection—in former officer Derek…
SFDA Chesa Boudin Stands Up for Domestic Home-Care Workers’ Rights in New Lawsuit
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and the founder of the…
Judge Sets Zero Bail for First Degree Robbery after an Eight-Month Filing Delay
By Katie DaQuino DUBLIN, CA – A filing delay put Alameda County Superior Court in a difficult…
Defendant’s ‘Bad Experience’ with Alternative Program – Assured by Judge ‘We’ll Get There’
By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — Judge David Rosenberg was part patience and part understanding in a…
Cameras Everywhere: Defendants Caught On Security Cameras in Alleged Residential Burglary
By Hongyi Wen SACRAMENTO, CA – Cameras are everywhere, for better and for sure worse for defendant…
Prosecution Argues for Incarceration over Public Safety Concerns – Judge Punts for Now
By Alexander Jimenez DUBLIN, CA – The prosecution had some concerns over the circumstances surrounding the felony…
Alameda Public Health Dept. Issues Mandatory Staff Testing Order to Santa Rita Jail
By Tiffany Devlin ALAMEDA, CA — Santa Rita Jail has reported 109 total COVID-19 cases among staff/contractors…
5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – Staff Employment Fell by Nearly 2,000 Since Pandemic Emerged
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Davis Vanguard’s weekly update from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated…
Public Commenters Push the Council To Adopt Nine Recommendations on Police Reform
By David M. Greenwald Last fall, a joint subcommittee comprised of members of the Police Accountability, Human…
Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA
By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down…
Family and Supporters of Andre Brown Seek to Press Bronx DA to Allow for Virtual Hearing
By David Greenwald It has been a year since Bronx Supreme Court Judge David Lewis granted a…
California Capitol Watch: Criminal Justice Reform Bills Pass First Hurdle
By Eric Gelber Senator Nancy Skinner is the author of two criminal justice reform bills responding to…
Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Silver Lining – Let’s Make Sure Bike Riding to School Is Part of The New Normal
by Lisa Montanaro It’s been a long winter – in more ways than one. The chilly wet…
DAY 6: Jury Selection in Chauvin Trial for Floyd Murder Continues; Defense Requests Inclusion of Evidence from Floyd’s May 2019 Arrest
By Ankita Joshi and Jose Medina MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek…
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Supports Reentry Housing Bill to Disrupt Prison to Homeless Pipeline
By Juliet Bost SAN FRANCISCO — Newly proposed reentry housing program legislation – designed to disrupt the…
$2.4 Million Bail Upheld for ‘Monstrous’ Defendant in Juvenile Sexual Abuse Case
By Dorrin Akbari SACRAMENTO – Judge Michael Savage—calling the accused “monstrous”—kept bail Monday here in Sacramento County…
Judge Warns Defendant with Violent History Not to Re-Offend, or ‘You’re Gonna Be in the Cage’
By Derrick Pal SACRAMENTO, CA — Judge Michael Bowman in a bail review here in Sacramento County…
Key State Legislative Committee Approves Measure to End Bad Convictions from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony
SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to end wrongful convictions because of faulty expert witness testimony passed a key…
ASUCD Demands to Eliminate Proctored Exams
By Jess Taylor DAVIS – Controversy has surrounded the use of proctoring during exams as online school…
