Attorneys and Other Activists Denounce ICE Arrest at Courthouses across California
SAN FRANCISCO – Last week ICE arrested a San Francisco resident in front of the Hall of…
Closing Arguments Delivered in Trial Concerning 7 Restraining Order Violations
Man Charged With 7 Restraining Order Violations Sees Beginning of Closing Arguments By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO…
De-Escalating Police Response to Mental Health Crises
At last week’s Justice Collaborative symposium, Justice Guarantee Convening, a panel of speakers addressed the issue of…
Public Defender Mano Raju and DA Chesa Boudin Condemn ICE Arrest outside SF Criminal Court
(From SF PD and SF DA press release) — On election day, Tuesday, March 3, federal immigration…
Two Public Defenders Poised to Become SF Judges
SAN FRANCISCO – While neither Maria Evangelista or Michelle Tong, deputy public defenders in San Francisco running…
In LA and San Francisco Tensions Rise Around District Attorneys
LA DA’s Race Heats Up with Protest and Gun Pulled by DA Lacey’s Husband Experts are split…
Guest Commentary: SF Public Defender Opposes Moving Incarcerated People to Santa Rita Jail
By Mano Raju I am extremely disturbed to learn of Sheriff Miyamoto’s plans to move up to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Boudin Making History
Over the last few years we have talked a lot about progressive prosecution. We have seen some…
Boudin Discusses New Policies Prior to Announcement
On Friday there was a day conference hosted in San Francisco by the Justice Collaborative. The first…
Mother of Mario Woods Administers Oath to San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju at Packed Community Inauguration
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – On February 27, 2020, in front of a…
Chesa Boudin Ends Racial Profiling and Status Enhancements Including Gang and Prior Prison Enhancements
SAN FRANCISCO – In a major announcement, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Friday announced that prosecutors…
Chesa Boudin Supports Bill that Would Expunge Past Criminal Records for Eight Million People
By Nancy Martinez On Feb. 21, 2020, Assemblyman Phil Tang of San Francisco (D) introduced AB 2978…
Assessment Tools That Decide the Fate of Pretrial Incarceration Are Now Denounced by Pretrial Justice Institute
By Brittany Mason The Pretrial Justice Institute has changed their stance on pretrial risk assessment tools justly…
City Officials Unveiled ‘Jeff Adachi Way’ – New Street to Honor the Late San Francisco Public Defender
(From Press Release – Public Defender’s Office) – On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Public Defender Mano Raju,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times
We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race,…
Racist Drug Laws Lead to Racist Enforcement in Cities Across the Country
Across the country law enforcement selectively targets Black and brown people for stops, arrests, prosecution, and imprisonment…
Wrongfully Convicted Man Advises Prosecutors to ‘Have Remorse’ for Communities They Prosecute
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – Jamal Trulove, a wrongfully convicted man, opened for the UC Hastings…
Panel Forcefully Responds to US Attorney McGregor Scott’s Criticism of Progressive Prosecution (Audio)
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 7, 2020, UC Hastings’s Symposium “Progressive Prosecution and the Carceral State” aimed…
Path to Change: The Divergent Path of Two Prosecutors toward Criminal Justice Reform
Contra Costa DA Goes from Judge to Prosecutor; Butler Goes from Prosecutor to Professor and Critic One…
Pfaff Analyzes Progressive Reform and Warns Not to Fight the Battle on Tough on Crime’s Terms
Fordham University Law Professor John Pfaff, author of the book Locked In, called the recent progressive prosecution…
