Federal Funding Snub Stalls Recovery Court in Opioid-Hit Wilkes County
The Marshall Project reported that plans for a new recovery court in Wilkes County, North Carolina were derailed after the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly rescinded... Read more.
Oklahoma Death Penalty Execution Halted as Clemency Concerns Arise
An Oklahoma judge has stayed the execution of John Fitzgerald Hanson, who was convicted of killing a woman in 1999, after his attorneys argued he was denied a fair... Read more.
LAPD Rejects 1,700 Complaints of Biased Policing in 2024
The LAPD rejected over 1,700 complaints of "biased policing" in 2024, while only 4.7% of complaints were sustained, despite evidence showing that people of color... Read more.
San Francisco’s Be The Jury Program Widens Access for Low-Income Residents
San Francisco's Be The Jury program has enabled over 4,000 low-income residents to serve on juries and has been advocated for by Assemblymember Matt Haney to be... Read more.
New Law Targets Repeat Offenders but Raises Equity Concerns in Alameda County and Beyond
Proposition 36, a law passed in California to toughen penalties for theft and drug offenses, has resulted in over 160 felony charges in Alameda County, with the... Read more.
Federal Judge Left to Explain Immigration Law to Children as Funding Falters
An 11-year-old boy appeared in Sacramento Immigration Court with his grandmother, who could not afford a lawyer and were waitlisted by a church group overwhelmed... Read more.