City of Los Angeles Pays $8 Million to Ruben Martinez after Wrongful Conviction for Robberies He Didn’t Commit
By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA – National civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann &...... Read more.
Report: Parole Grant Rates Plummeted in Most States Since Pandemic Started
By Rena Abdusalam EAST HAMPTON, MA – The Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit organization oriented on criminal...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Permits Partial Gang Evidence in Upcoming Justin Gonzalez Retrial
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – A motion in limine hearing was held for Justin Gonzalez in...... Read more.
Report about Racialized Legacy of Misdemeanors Reveals ‘Overwhelming Numbers of Black and Brown People in Modern-Day Shackles’
By Rena Abdusalam BALTIMORE, MD – Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI), an organization that mobilizes and informs local...... Read more.
STUDY: The Disinvestment of San Francisco’s Black Community
By Cindy Chen and Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Stanford Law School’s Law and Public Lab...... Read more.
Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights Criticizes U.S Judge Ruling against DACA
By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights, LA (CHIRLA) reacted this...... Read more.
ACLU Urges Strict Injunction after Kansas Troopers Revealed to have Violated Drivers’ Rights in ‘Kansas 2 Step’
By Rena Abdusalam TOPEKA, KS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is urging a federal...... Read more.
Tennessee Court of Appeals Permits Pervis Payne’s Eligibility for Parole in Four Years
By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN – The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals this week accepted a lower...... Read more.
Death Row Clemency Filings: Report Analysis of Louisiana’s Broken Death Penalty
By Rena Abdusalam BATON ROUGE, LA – The Capital Appeals Project, a nonprofit law firm located in...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Yolo Man Remains Behind Bars as Yolo Judge Ponders Bail after Overturned Jury Verdict
WOODLAND, CA – During Justin Gonzalez’s bail hearing Monday here in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Sam...... Read more.