35 Prosecutors Call on Governors to Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19
On Friday, 35 elected prosecutors representing over 31 million people across the country issued an open letter…
On Friday, 35 elected prosecutors representing over 31 million people across the country issued an open letter…
By Dominique Kato SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced here Monday that a…
More than a decade ago you showed courage, initiative, and deep commitment to human rights and dignity…
by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of…
Up until the last month, Sa Francisco had managed its jail population better than most counties and…
In March of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty in California, arguing at the time,…
By Scott Colom and Miriam Aroni Krinsky As countless Americans take to the streets in defense of…
On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joined together to announce…
The following is a letter to Governor Newsom signed by several of the leading public defenders in…
By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation…
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his…
San Francisco, unlike other counties, made the decision to end the policy of zero bail during the…
Vanguard Staff Last week, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announced a plan to provide victim support services…
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Those arrested for a crime here will no longer have their…
For years, district attorneys working hand in hand with police have looked the other way and minimized…
One of the priorities of DA Chesa Boudin was to utilize more restorative justice programs as his…
While the SF District Attorney’s Office provides a range of services for victims of crime, they were…
San Francisco DA’s office has launched a new policy requiring prosecutors to review all available evidence before…
By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO – Peace officers with a known history of serious police misconduct cannot…
By Julietta Bisharyan SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – The sound of fireworks cracking and paint cans spraying filled…