Looking Back: Why I Speak Out about Wrongful Convictions
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Public Health and Criminal Defense Groups Urge Biden Administration to Vote No on ‘Halt All Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act’
By Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – More than 50 different national, state and local public health and…
NYC Leaders Condemn Ex-President Donald J. Trump’s ‘Racist’ Remarks about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
By Zainab Antepli NEW YORK, NY – New York political leaders Friday released a joint statement condemning…
Victim’s Rights Marsy’s Law Decisions in Wisconsin and Florida Supreme Courts Highlighting Judicial Conflicts
By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY – “Advocates and policymakers should be on notice that Marsy’s Law…
U.S. Central District of California Announces New Ethics and Post Convictions Review Committee Chief
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. Attorney’s office here has announced the creation of…
Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.
Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me. By Jennifer Schroeder…
Authors Charge Federal Judges Contributing to Increasing Crime Rates
By Leslie Acevedo CHICAGO, IL – Alison Siegler and Brandon Buskey, in a published opinion piece in…
From Murder Exoneration to Advocate – the History of Peter Reilly in His Retelling
By Michael McCutcheon NORWALK, CT – Peter Reilly was just 18 years old when he was charged…
Signatures of Hundreds of Dead People Found on Recall Petition for Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón
By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – Hundreds of signatures on a petition to recall Los Angeles…
Task Force on Long Sentences Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Strengthen Public Safety and Advance Justice
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – A task force on long sentences, co-chaired by former U.S. Deputy…
Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that…
CURB Releases ‘Concrete Strategy’ Roadmap to Close Prisons, Urges CA Governor to Shutter 10 Prisons and Prioritize Decarceration
By Julie McCaffrey SACRAMENTO, CA – A decarceration group that wants to close 10 state prisons released…
Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty
By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiarito put…
‘First Step Act’ – GAO Reports on Federal Efforts to Help Reduce Recidivism and Re-Entry to Federal Prisons
By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week…
Gun Test in Stankewitz Case Shows Gun in Evidence Is Not the Murder Weapon
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform…
Georgetown Law Creates the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity
By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC – Georgetown Law, a law school in Washington D.C., has created the…
Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee
By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of certain psychedelic…
Ethics Complaints Filed against NY Prosecutors for Alleged Discrimination against Potential Jurors
By Ivan Villegas NEW YORK, NY – New York law professors and non-profit Civil Rights Corps this…
CNN REPORT: Red States Seek Control over Blue Cities, Progressive Prosecutors
By Belen Avelar ROBSTOWN, TX – Republican state governments are trying to take control of Democratic-run cities…
