110 Suffolk County Convictions Reversed After Mistakes at Corrupted Crime Laboratory – Tens of Thousands of Other Cases Also Tossed
By Jose Medina and Benjamin Momtahan BOSTON – Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was permitted by…
Hundreds of Defendants Await Trial Despite SF Courts Reopening
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA— Throughout the pandemic, San Francisco has been a positive example…
Murder Defendant Takes Stand, Provides Context to Killing Charge
By Elena Rawlinson and Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Most defendants don’t take the stand in serious…
Trial Starts After Judge Excludes Evidence in Restraining Order Violation Case – 1 Defense Win, 1 Prosecution Win
By Peter Eibert and Allison Hodge WOODLAND, CA – Defendant William Raymond West was in Yolo County…
Public Defender Takes 15-Minute Break to Talk to Aggravated Defendant Who Repeatedly Interrupted Court Proceedings
By Luke Kyaw WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer knew something was brewing…
‘I’m The One With the Harsh Sentence,’ Charges Victim, Then Demands Restitution After DUI Car Accident
By Serene Chang and Sam Zou SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Trevor Behnke expected only a time-served, probation…
Fully Vaccinated CDCR Staff Members Now Exempt From Surveillance Testing
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narrative Dangerous…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Steps I Would Like to See to Push for Economic Development
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The good news is that the city is not plunging…
Formerly Incarcerated Awarded for Giving Back and Turning Their Lives Around – Part 1
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – The stories of formerly incarcerated people—some wrongly convicted and others…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 113: Chicago Torture Victims and Death Row Survivors Bear Witness
Earlier this season on Everyday Injustice, we spoke with Flint Taylor who highlighted his years of fighting…
Guest Commentary: Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth – A Post-Pandemic Response
By Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas These past weeks have been a time…
ACLU Praises Biden’s Announced Plan for Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Justice
By Allison Hodge and Lois Yoo WASHINGTON DC – Late last week, ACLU director of the Justice…
DA Boudin Announces 15 Charges Against Alleged Serial Burglar and Partnerships With Anti-Retail Crime Organizations
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last week announced the…
AG Announces Plan to Increase Efforts to Dismantle Human Trafficking and Children Exploitation in California
By Stephanie Boulos, Neha Malhi and Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES, CA – As human trafficking cases increased,…
More Than 3 Years Later, Man’s Stolen Phone Charge Dismissed After Public Transit Dragnet
By Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On March 21, 2018 “Ms. V” was walking by Yerba…
Not a Crime Spree, but Defendant Will Do Time in Jail for Multiple Minor Offenses, Including False ID
By Natasha Pawar and Natalia Claburn WOODLAND, CA – A man was accused of pretending to be…
Defendant Dodges Traffic Stop, but Later Charged on Gun and Drug Counts
By Jacqueline Rodriguez SACRAMENTO, CA – Eric B. Murphy allegedly dodged a traffic stop, but when police…
Knife Threat, Vehicle Theft, and Store Burglary: A Defendant’s Path across Sacramento Outlined
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA – In a probable cause hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court last…
Defendant Accused of Domestic Violence Requests $0 Bail, Denied – for Now
By Dario McCarty and Benjamin Porter FRESNO, CA – Olen Maxwell, Jr., appeared for his arraignment…
Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida…
