Equal Justice Initiative Argues after Tyre Nichols Killing It’s Time to Seriously Reconsider Eliminating Police Qualified Immunity
By Brinda Kalita and Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN –Equal Justice Initiative argues in “Eliminating Barriers to Police…
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Tragically a Young Police Officer Loses His Life, But Right Wing DA’s Blame Governor, Legislature For Shooting of Selma Police Officer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a tragic shooting, as 24 year old Selma Police…
Study Charges California’s Lake County Failing Indigent Clients; Suggests $4.65 Million Fix, State Accepting More Responsibility to Aid Counties in Providing Help for Those Who Can’t Afford Attorney
By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief LAKEPORT, CA – Often “unprepared” lawyers who may not…
Commentary: The CDCR Grievance Process Is Broken
By Richard Evans The CDCR grievance procedure implemented 3-25–20 (Title 15, 3481-3485) is nothing but problematic. I’ve…
Law Enforcement Action Partnership Stands with Community Members in Wake of Tyre Nichol’s Death
By Leslie Acevedo and Kevin Barragan BEVERLY, MA – Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) said this week…
Proposed State Senate Bill Would Reopen News Media Access to California Prisons
By Ivan Villegas, Vaiva Utaraite and Belen Avelar SACRAMENTO, CA – New legislation was introduced this week…
Alameda DA to Reinvestigate Police Shootings
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA — A “Public Accountability Unit” to hold “law enforcement and public…
Is It Forensics or Is It Junk Science?
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Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project
By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC – A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and…
Commentary: The Learning Room
By Hollie Garrett III I sit in this space observing the learning and empowerment all around me….
Arizona Governor Signs Executive Order to Establish Independent Prison Oversight Commission
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong PHOENIX, AZ – In fulfilling her promise of a bold agenda for her first…
Commentary: Incarcerated California Women Are Asked How They Survived Prison
By Eileen Huber, CCWF How I survived is a loaded question. I was arrested at nineteen, doing…
2 More Memphis Officers Suspended, 3 Emergency Responders Fired in Beating Death of Tyre Nichols – Family Lawyers Comment
By Kaylee Pearlman MEMPHIS, TN- Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent the family of Tyre…
OK Attorney General Permits Independent Counsel to Review Glossip Death Row Case
By Leslie Acevedo and Maria Pia Matos OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Defense Attorney Don Knight released a…
No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California…
REPORT: Analyzing the ‘Over-Incarceration of Native Americans’
By Audrey Sawyer, Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite PHILADELPHIA, PA – In the U.S., Native Americans are—according…
Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates
By Emily Saroyan and Ramneet Singh NORTHAMPTON, MA – In a recent report, Emily Widra of the…
Judge Listens, but Still Sets $50,000 Bail for Woman Living in Car and Pleading to Find Her Lost Dog
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk last week set…
Sunday Commentary: Does Nichols Really Represent a Step Forward in Accountability?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The New York Times calls it a “shift in handling police…
Tyre Nichols’ Family Press Conference Notes Swift Probe/Charging of Police Precedent, Need for ‘Tyre Law’
By Amy Berberyan MEMPHIS, TN – The Tyre Nichols family and attorneys held a press conference Friday…