Rena Abdusalam

Rena is a junior at Davis Senior High School and is currently exploring her interest in the criminal justice system. After high school, she plans to attend college and continue to pursue a career in law.

Articles by Rena

Citing ‘Scandals, Headlines, Controversy,’ FAMM Celebrates U.S. Senate’s Passage of Federal Prison Oversight Act

By Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, D.C – The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Federal Prison Oversight Act…

End Slavery in California Act Passes Senate with Overwhelming Majority, Heads to November Ballot

By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – ACA 8, the End Slavery in California Act, has recently passed…

New Jersey Cash Bail Reform Reduced Incarceration without Increasing Gun Violence, Study Reveals

By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON – New Jersey’s 2017 cash bail reform law, which mitigated financial barriers in…

Court Declares Classroom Censorship Law Unconstitutional

By Rena Abdusalam CONCORD, NH – A New Hampshire federal court has recently ruled against a classroom…

San Leandro Pays $3.9 Million to Settle Civil Rights Lawsuit Involving Evidence Destruction in 2019 Beating of Man

By Rena Abdusalam SAN LEANDRO, CA – A San Leandro man, who was beaten with batons and…

New Report Reveals 97,000+ California Citizens Can’t Vote While Serving Felony Prison

By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – A recently released report (here) discloses more than 97,000 California citizens…

Bay Area District Attorneys Respond to Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Area Gaza Protests

By Bergen Greenley SAN FRANCISCO, CA – There were dozens of arrests April 15 in connection to…

California Department of Justice Clears Officer in Shooting Death of Homeless Man, Calling Criminal Charges ‘Not Appropriate’

By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently released a report on the…

Palestinian Supporters File Appeal in Biden Case, Arguing Federal Court Has Constitutional Responsibility to Review Claims

By Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians, Palestinian-Americans and pro-Palestinian human rights organizations have recently filed…

Philly DA Office Secures Exoneration of Former Death Row Prisoner Daniel Gwynn

By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office has recently dropped all charges against former…

California Legislative Analyst’s Office Endorses Closure of Five More State Prisons

By Rena Abdusalam and Estrella Torres SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), a nonpartisan…

Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Files Lawsuit after New Method of Execution Used on Kenneth Eugene Smith

By Rena Abdusalam ATMORE, AL – David Wilson, an Alabama death-row prisoner, has recently filed a lawsuit…

Communities Reject ‘Crime Wave’ Panic and Tough Crime-Centered Responses

By Rena Abdusalam WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – To explore overarching solutions to the reported retail crime surge,…

Netflix Docuseries ‘American Nightmare’ – An Unsettling Police Story Gone Bad in Vallejo, CA

By Rena Abdusalam VALLEJO, CA – On March 23, 2015, Aaron Quinn notified authorities on a 911…

New California Measure Expands Crown Act, Prohibiting Amateur Sports Discrimination

By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymember Akilah Weber (D-La Mesa) has introduced Assembly Bill 1815,…

Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Report: Texas Leads Nation in Use of Death Penalty – Executed 8 People in 2023

By Rena Abdusalam AUSTIN, TX – Texas continues its outlier status for using the death penalty, compared…