Indigenous Leaders Call for Compassionate Release of Leonard Peltier
By Shaolien Chen-Graf, Audrey Sawyer RAPID CITY, SD – NDN Collective and Native Organizers Alliance are advocating…
US Sentencing Commission Release Proposed Federal Prison Guidelines, Including Compassionate Release
By Daphne Ho, Emily Saroyan and Leila Katibah WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Sentencing Commission late this…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’
By Perla Brito and Daniella Dueñas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Sentencing Commission made a collective…
Guest Commentary: Ailing 80-Year-Old Veteran Deserves Compassionate Release
He fought for our country. Can we fight for him? By Rodney Baylis Freddie Cole dropped out…
New Sentencing Commission Report Analyzes 2020 Compassionate Release Trends
By S. Priana Aquino WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Sentencing Commission has released a new report that…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about…
Judge, for Now, Won’t Release Defendant with Serious Cancer on No Bail
By Jose Medina and Cailin Garcia WOODLAND – It was a tough call on the day before…
A Riverside County Judge’s Interpretation of the Criteria of Compassionate Releases Questioned
By Linh Nguyen The Fourth District Court of Appeal in California reconfirmed the requirements for “compassionate releases”…
SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19
By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO–To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco District Attorney’s…
Hearing on Lemus’ Compassionate Release Continued to November 22
By Danielle Silva The debate on whether Jeffery Lemus’ terminal illness grants a compassionate release continues. In…
Commentary: What is Justice in the Lemus Case?
DA Argues Against Release of Man Who Was Overcharged to Begin With The media has been all…
