Connie Martinez

Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

California Vineyard Owner Fined $120,000 for ‘Crime’ of Providing Housing for Employee

SARATOGA, CA – Michael Ballard was fined for more than $120,000 because his county discovered an employee,...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

By Way of Romania, Man from Huntington Beach Pleads Guilty of White Supremacy Rally Violence

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – A CBS News story this month noted Robert Rundo – after extradition from...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

After 17 Years, Writer Imprisoned in New York Opines on ‘Second Look’ Laws for Incarcerated Like Him

NEW YORK, NY – In an Opinion piece published in The New York Times, Joseph Sanchez, an...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

California Prop 6 Campaign Aims to End Forced Labor in State Prisons 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 6 in California aims to abolish involuntary servitude in state prisons, according to...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Southern CA, State of California

CA Supreme Court Splits on Claims Under California Racial Justice Act in 5-2 Death Penalty Affirmation

LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty in a 5-2 vote...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

ACLU South Carolina Urges Abolition of Death Penalty After South Carolina Supreme Court Rules in Favor

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week to allow the state to perform...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, State of California

VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: THE STORY OF KEITH DOOLIN – ‘FACTUALLY INNOCENT MAN BEHIND BARS SINCE 10/18/95’

Image by Frank Schulenburg – Own work via Wikimedia Commons FRESNO, CA– Keith Doolin was convicted of...... Read more.