Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar
By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press…
Guest Commentary: Kyle Rittenhouse Bought His Freedom. Kalief Browder Could Not
The Rittenhouse case raises particularly pointed questions about what we are really talking about when we talk…
CHICAGO STUDY: Bail Reforms Alleviate Financial Burden on Poor and Minority Defendants without Increasing Overall Crime
By Linhchi Nguyen CHICAGO – Cook County’s bail reform – known as GO18.8A – created a presumption…
Evaluating Criminal Justice Reform and Inclusion Propositions
By Dylan Ferguson and Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Propositions 17, 20, and 25 on the ballot Tuesday…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA
Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among…
Pros and Cons of Proposition 25 – Bail and Problematic Consequences for California’s Defendants
by Tiffany Devlin and Alana Bleimann CALIFORNIA – Voting has just begun, and California voters are facing…
Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic
By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacramento County from…
Commentary: Yolo DA Position on Bail Even More Baffling
By David M. Greenwald One of the more baffling things about the Yolo DA’s position on zero…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?
By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted…
Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power
By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system’s many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a…
Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’
By Phoebe Glick CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT — Cash bail has been eliminated in Chittenden County, Vermont, following…
Sacramento Judge Considers Youth’s Ability to Pay Bail, Allows Zero Bail Release
By Danae Snell SACRAMENTO – It’s not that common that judges take into consideration a defendant’s ability…
CA Supreme Court Order Ushers in New Era of Bail in State?
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – An order from the state’s highest court could be groundbreaking in…
Attorney General Xavier Becerra Argues CA Supreme Court End Unaffordable Bail in California
By Dominique Kato STATE CAPITOL – Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday made the California First District…
Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications
By Phoebe Glick FRESNO – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresno Superior Court—have…
Progressive Philly DA Disappointed PA Supreme Court Fails to Act to Reform Philly’s Broken Cash Bail System
By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision not to act to reform “Philadelphia’s unjust…
San Francisco Ends Zero Bail Policy, Draws Criticism from DA and Public Defender
San Francisco, unlike other counties, made the decision to end the policy of zero bail during the…
Sacramento Judge Declares $800K Bail Excessive, Reduces to $225K after Defendant Intervenes
By Angelina Caplanis SACRAMENTO — An expected simple scheduling hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court last Friday,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 68: Melissa Mark-Viverito Runs for Congress in the Bronx
Melissa Mark-Viverito, born in Puerto Rico, has been a councilmember in New York City, representing areas of…
Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail
Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new…
