Oakland Police Chief Put on Leave After Probe Findings – Federal Judge Makes Public Independent Investigation Results
By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA – Oakland’s Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong was placed on paid administrative…
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New State Law Gives Californians Chance To Seal Old Convictions, Group Claims
By Citlalli Florez and Sunny Zhou STOCKTON, CA – California residents here last week became the first…
Another Month, Another Bar Complaint Filed against SF DA Jenkins
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Former Assistant DA in the San Francisco…
Looking Back: The Foul Politics of Prosecution, After Sixteen Years Jabbar Collins Is Finally Freed
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
ACLU National Prison Project Urges U.S. Treasury to Investigate Misuse of American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Build and Expand Prisons
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – A letter authored by ACLU’s National Prison Project advised Richard K….
More Than 100 New Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Measures Tracked by ACLU in 2023 – So Far; 278 Drafted in 2022
By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU reported late last week it is monitoring more than…
Senator Wiener Introduces Bill to Make Overturning Wrongful Convictions Easier
By Kaylee Pearlman and Daphne Ho SACRAMENTO, CA – Senate Bill 97—introduced last week by CA State…
Federal Judge Repudiates DeSantis Suspension of Andrew Warren, but Has No Remedy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tampa, FL – It was a mixed ruling from the perspective…
Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in…
Commentary: Against the Injustice
By David Bomber It is hard to pinpoint exactly how things went wrong. Perhaps it had something…
Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities in Broader Effort to Promote Criminal Justice Reform
By Michael Apfel, Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Elina Sadeghian NEW YORK, NY – Sixty-six elected prosecutors nationwide have…
CA State Senator Dave Cortese Drafts Bill to Allow Judicial Review of Decades-Old Sentences
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SAN JOSE, CA – Bay Area State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced…
Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Shouldn’t Follow Biden’s Harsh Immigration Lead
By George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In response to mounting pressure to address the influx of…
Guest Commentary: Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Will Not Save Lives
By Cristine Soto Deberry In 2021, there were 6,843 opioid related overdose deaths in California. 5,722 of…
Commentary: Pressured to Take an Unjust Sentence
By Carl Prostell My name is Carl Prostell. I’m 41 years of age from Newport News, VA….
Partnership Launched to Eliminate Incarcerating ‘Girls,’ Gender-Expansive Youth
By Michael McCutcheon & Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – In 2021 alone, more than 1,400 girls and…
Columnist MLK Day Notes: BLM Founder Mourns Death of Cousin at the Hands of the LAPD
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez LOS ANGELES, CA – A piece in the Los Angeles Times Monday – Martin…
Civil Rights PAC Endorses Progressive Incumbent District Attorney in Virginia
By Caleigh Carlisle ARLINGTON, VA – Real Justice PAC has published an endorsement of Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for…
Attorneys Challenge Riverside Death Penalty Case Under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – Attorneys for two Black men in Riverside County,…
Charges Filed against SF Business Owner Who Sprayed Homeless Woman with Hose
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a video that went viral. …
