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…
By Mano Raju I am extremely disturbed to learn of Sheriff Miyamoto’s plans to move up to…
Over the last few years we have talked a lot about progressive prosecution. We have seen some…
On Friday there was a day conference hosted in San Francisco by the Justice Collaborative. The first…
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) – On February 27, 2020, in front of a…
SAN FRANCISCO – In a major announcement, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Friday announced that prosecutors…
By Nancy Martinez On Feb. 21, 2020, Assemblyman Phil Tang of San Francisco (D) introduced AB 2978…
By Brittany Mason The Pretrial Justice Institute has changed their stance on pretrial risk assessment tools justly…
(From Press Release – Public Defender’s Office) – On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Public Defender Mano Raju,…
We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race,…
Across the country law enforcement selectively targets Black and brown people for stops, arrests, prosecution, and imprisonment…
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – Jamal Trulove, a wrongfully convicted man, opened for the UC Hastings…
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 7, 2020, UC Hastings’s Symposium “Progressive Prosecution and the Carceral State” aimed…
Contra Costa DA Goes from Judge to Prosecutor; Butler Goes from Prosecutor to Professor and Critic One…
Fordham University Law Professor John Pfaff, author of the book Locked In, called the recent progressive prosecution…
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner was not in San Francisco on Friday, but he was a center point…
By Danielle Eden Silva SAN FRANCISCO – United States Attorney from the Eastern District of California McGregor…
By Mano Raju, Public Defender of San Francisco Over a year ago, California finally acknowledged the public’s…
Five of the six candidates for judge were on hand on Wednesday night at the County Fair…
Five of the six candidates for judge were on hand on Wednesday night at the County Fair…
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO – A massive lawsuit alleging inhumane treatment at the…