Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 67 – Mimi Rocah, Westchester DA Candidate
Mimi Rocah is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, serving…
SF Public Defenders Calls Zero Bail a Critical Tool to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Jails
Today’s Emergency Bail Schedule implementation means people should be released from jails throughout the state starting at…
Reaction to the Judicial Council Reducing Bail to Zero
It was a highly anticipated move by the California Judicial Council and while we captured some reaction…
Fashion Line Profits to Go to National Cash Bail Network Fund in Response to COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi GRAND RAPIDS, MI- With the coronavirus pandemic expanding, many prisons across the nation are…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 57 – Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez
Eric Gonzalez was appointed the DA of Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, in 2016 after Ken Thompson,…
NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback
By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK — On Apr 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a…
New York Defense Groups Denounce Governor Cuomo’s Reversal of Bail Reform
By Shellsea Lomeli NEW YORK – A number of New York defense groups released a statement together,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 54 – Salt Lake DA Sim Gill
Sim Gill, born in India, is the first Indian-American prosecutor in the US and one of only…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 53 – Boulder DA Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty came to Boulder from Manhattan and worked as a deputy in the DA’s office for…
Pennsylvania Public Defenders Not Reinstated Despite Public Outcry Over Firing
Montgomery County Chief Public Defender Dean Beer and Deputy Chief Keisha Hudson were fired last month for…
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,…
The Path to Liberation Does Not Go through Pretrial Punishment
By Vaidya Gullapalli On Monday, a caller to the Brian Lehrer Show expressed his discomfort with the…
My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize
One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to…
Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco
SF DA Policy: “Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth.” SAN FRANCISCO –…
Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being
By Vaidya Gullapalli In May 2010, Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested and charged with…
New Data Suggests Risk Assessment Tools Have Little Impact on Pretrial Incarceration
Around one-third of counties in the United States use the tools when making release decisions, but few…
El fiscal de distrito de San Francisco, Chesa Boudin, pone fin al pago de fianza
Los fiscales de San Francisco ya no solicitarán fianza como condición para la libertad provisional El miércoles,…
SF DA Boudin Ends Cash Bail
San Francisco prosecutors will no longer request payment as a condition for pretrial release On Wednesday, Chesa…
Queens County DA Reiterates Commitment to Ending Cash Bail after Critics Say She Reneged
Melinda Katz, who was inaugurated Monday, is facing criticism over what some say is a broken campaign…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 28 – Meet Eli Savit, Washtenaw County’s Progressive DA Candidate
Eli Savit is an attorney, a law professor, and a former public school teacher. A former law…
