California Supreme Court Decision in March 2021 Sparks Bail Reform
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – California Supreme Court’s March 2021 decision in In re Humphrey mandated judges must…
New Report: Nearly 2.5 Million Californians Are Eligible to Have Their Convictions Automatically Relieved
Berkeley, CA – A new report released this week by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) shows…
Former Appeals Presiding Justice: San Francisco’s Growing Jail Crisis – DA Brooke Jenkins’ Policies Impacting Drug Diversion Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The city’s jails are increasingly overcrowded and dangerous, a situation exacerbated by District…
Early Intervention by Public Defenders Offers Improved Outcomes for Clients, California Policy Lab Study Found
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Clara, CA – Last week the California Policy Lab in…
Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes
Special to the Vanguard Santa Clara County, CA – Individuals who received Pre-Arraignment Representation and Review (PARR)…
Racial and Gender Disparities in ‘21 California Police Stops Report: Black People Stopped at Higher Rate, ‘Hispanics’ Stopped More Often
By Cheyenne Galloway BERKELY, CA – Steven Raphael, a co-author of “By the Numbers,” produced by the…
SF Dramatically Increased Use of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring, New Report Finds
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – A new report from the nonpartisan California Policy Lab shows…
Guest Commentary: Three Strikes Laws Make Californians Less Safe, Not More Safe
By Cristine Soto Deberry In the mid-1990s, California was one of 24 states that enacted a “three-strikes”…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 165: California Policy Lab Examines Three Strikes Law
A new report released in August by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) found “that thousands of…
Report: One in Three People Had Sentences Lengthened Due to Three-Strikes Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – A new report released on Tuesday by the…
Report Finds That Alameda County Significantly Reduced Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – An increasing amount of research has created awareness…
Report Analyzed Crime Trends in California during the Pandemic
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – More research continues to show that the crime…
Commentary: New Research Finds People Aren’t Leaving California, but They Are Leaving SF
By David M. Greenwald One of the big questions—is there a mass exodus out of California due…
