Andre Brown Relates His Tale Having Gone Free After 23 Years
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York – Last week, Andre Brown, who has been wrongly…
Guest Commentary: Adopt the Downtown Specific Plan – Hibbert Site Is One of the Best Sites for Mixed-Use Housing!
by Jim Gray Here is a letter which we submitted to the Davis City Council regarding…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book
Justin Brooks, the director of the California Innocence Project, has spent his career freeing the innocent from…
OK Board Denies Scott Eizember Clemency Request – Man Set for Execution in January
By Daniella Espinoza OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Scott Eizember was denied a leniency appeal on a 3-2…
Former Federal Prison Warden in Oakland Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse in Rare Prosecution; Victims, Supporters Call for Systemic Accountability
By Amy Berberyan OAKLAND, CA – A former Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) warden, Ray Garcia, was found…
Defense Claims Man Will Lose Job for Alleged Drunk Driving, Parole Violation If Not Released with No Bail – Judge Still Sets $5,000 Bail
By Alyssa Eng WOODLAND, CA – A man is poised to lose his job following a hearing…
Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Banking on Mixed Use to Save the Downtown – That Might Be a Mistake
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In recent years we have seen the retail…
Report: California Has Largest Affordable Housing Deficit in the Nation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California not surprisingly leads the nation in an affordable housing unit…
Guest Commentary: The Child Welfare System Needs an Overhaul
I thought I would help families by working in the foster care system. Instead I found a…
Looking Back: Lessons from the Caravella Exoneration – Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences
By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation introduced last…
Senators Urge US Sentencing Commission to Not Over-Sentence ‘Straw’ Purchasers but Focus on Gun Dealers
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Cory Booker from New Jersey and Chris Murphy from Connecticut…
Downtown Plan Now Goes to the Council
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week, at a special meeting, the Davis…
My View: Freeing Griner the Right Thing, But She’s Not the Only One and It’s Not Just Russia Who Is a Culprit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor How you react to the release of Brittney Griner says a…
Commentary: Is Sacramento Law Enforcement Ever Held Accountable For Fatal Traffic Collisions?
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Since September 2021 four Saramentans have been senselessly killed by…
Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million proposal…
DHS Cancels Yuba County Jail Contract, Ending Last ICE Contract with California Jail
By Citlalli Florez & Jessica Weisman MARYSVILLE, CA – The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has…
LA County District Attorney and Department of Public Health Director Announce Collaboration to Fight Fentanyl Crisis
By Leslie Acevedo & Perla Brito LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón…
NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Testifies ‘Financial Institutions Still Fail To Adequately Serve Communities Of Color’ Before Senate Banking Committee
By Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Today, financial institutions still fail to adequately serve communities of color,”…
Commentary: Council Goes to a Voluntary Electrification System – But Does It Go Far Enough?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Given the pushback from both the public and…
