Guest Commentary: Brandon Durham Is Dead – This Can’t Be What ‘HELP’ Looks Like in America
This story has gained national media attention. Brandon Durham was a young, Black real estate agent living…
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Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Actor Jussie Smollett’s Conviction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the 2021 conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, the…
Letter: 36 Organizations Call Alameda Supes to Appoint DA Who Opposes DP, Will Address Office Bias
Dear Supervisor Miley, We are a broad coalition of organizations working together to end the death penalty,…
Guest Commentary: How Young People Become Entangled in the Juvenile Legal System
There are better ways than incarceration to make young people in need feel safe. Too often, young…
Anesthesiologist Sentenced to 190 Years for IV Tampering
DALLAS, TX – Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Jr., last week was sentenced to 190 years of prison…
Probe Finds Handpicking Death Penalty Jurors Can Violate Constitutional Rights
OAKLAND, CA — Jennifer Gonnerman from The New Yorker this month released a comprehensive chronology of a…
Guest Commentary: How Biden Can Act Now to Limit Trump’s Mass Detention
Deportation Agenda President-elect Donald Trump has made mass detention of immigrant communities a central part of his…
CIELO, USC Release Equity Report on Indigenous Los Angeles Migrant Communities
LOS ANGELES, CA – A report released by CIELO (Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo) and USC Equity Research…
Prosecutorial Discretion at Risk after 2024 Election Results
NEW YORK, NY – The narrative that voters’ “wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform” will end reform…
California Voters Reject Progressive DAs, Toughen Crime Policies
SACRAMENTO, CA – Voters significantly shifted the state’s criminal justice landscape in the November 2024 elections, delivering…
Guest Commentary: On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief Is My Power
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices…
Incoming LA District Attorney Vows to Reverse ‘Pro-Criminal’ Policies of Past DA
LOS ANGELES, CA – Nathan Hochman, set to assume office as Los Angeles County’s district attorney, plans…
Judge Won’t Allow Disabled Group to Intervene in Suit Regarding Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Superior Court Judge Jill H. Talley won’t allow Disability Rights Education and Defense…
Talking Turkey about Death Penalty: PPI Charges Officials Must Use Clemency Power Now
NORTHAMPTON, MA – “Every November, it has become a light-hearted tradition for the president and some governors…
Legislators Urge Biden to Use Clemency Power to Address Mass Incarceration Prior to Leaving Office
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon…
Federal Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million for U.S. Torture
WASHINGTON, DC – In a federal jury trial, an American defense contractor, CACI, was held legally responsible…
Election Judge Charged with Felony for Allegedly Allowing Unregistered Voters to Cast Ballots
BADOURA TOWNSHIP, MN – Timothy Michael Scouton, the head election judge for the Badoura Township Precinct in…
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Concedes after Historic Recall
OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Monday conceded her election loss, noting “she was…
Civil Rights Group Comments on Concession of Pamela Price, Alameda DA
Oakland, CA – District Attorney Pamela Price announced on Monday her official concession following the outcome of…
Federal Appeals Court Limits Louisiana 10 Commandments Classroom Law
NEW ORLEANS, LA – A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily limited the scope of a ruling…
