Alameda Public Defender Pushes Back on Governor’s Use of State Prosecutors – Warns It Will Continue Cycle of Mass Incarceration
Oakland, CA – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods pushed back on Friday, warning that Governor Newsom’s use…
Public Defender Pushes against State Prosecutors in Alameda County
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – Using state lawyers to prosecute local cases will fuel mass…
Essie Justice Group, Alameda Public Defender, Assemblymember Call for Attention to Mass Incarceration of Black Women at Oakland ‘National Bail Out’ Rally
By Caleigh Carlisle OAKLAND, CA ‒ The Essie Justice Group, Alameda County Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods,…
Letter: Involuntary Prison Transfers
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted on behalf of a number of incarcerated people at San…