Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 260 – Prop 36 Discussion
On November 5, 2024, the California voters passed Prop. 36 by an overwhelming margin, partially rolling back…
Statement: On Gascón’s Defeat in Los Angeles
By Anne Irwin, Rev. Zachary Hoover, and Delvone Michael George Gascón has been a champion for justice…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 258: The Zenith Man and Wrongful Suspicion
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk to McCracken Poston about the story behind Zenith Man—Death, Love,…
Prop 36 Analysis: Step Backward for California, US Criminal Justice System?
SACRAMENTO, CA – In November, California voters will vote on Proposition 36, an initiative that would cut…
Everyday Injustice Episode 253: Preston Shipp – Confessions of a Former Prosecutor
For years, Preston Shipp served as an appellate prosecutor in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. While serving…
Bill Deemed Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Prison Spending Clears State Legislature – Heads to Governor’s Desk
Sacramento, CA – This week, California lawmakers passed AB 2178, which supporters believe is a critical step…
Guest Commentary: Investing in Care Has Kept Californians Safe and Out of Prison for 10 Years – Prop 36 Will Destroy That Progress
Over the past decade, programs funded by Prop 47 have helped Californians thrive. But a new ballot…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode #248 – Criminal Justice Reform – Prop 36 and Kamala Harris
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Insha Rahman, the Director of Vera Action, a non-profit organization…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode #247: California Donor Table
This week on Everyday Injustice we are joined by Ludovic Blain and Michael Daly of the California…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 240: Tinisch Hollins on the Rollback Attempt of Prop 47
A decade ago, California voters passed Prop. 47 which reduced the punishment of simple drug possession and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 235: Dorsey Nunn – What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly?
In her introduction to Dorsey Nunn’s book, Michelle Alexander quoted Toni Morrison: “Just remember that your real…
Commentary: Report Finds Crime Is Falling in Oakland – Maybe the Problem Wasn’t Criminal Justice Reform?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – The debate is far from over but those…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 234: One Man’s Witnessing of a Wrongful Conviction
Shannon Bohrer, served 27 years in the Maryland State Police—but it was a case where he was…
With Tough-on-Crime California Ballot Measure Looming, Justice Reform Groups Mobilize
By Darlin Navarrete and Jocelyn Lopez SACRAMENTO, CA – Mobilization from criminal justice reform advocates have been…
‘Crossroads’ of Criminal Justice Reform – U.S. Urged to Learn from Past Failures of Mass Incarceration
By Shaolien Chen-Graf and Helen Shamamyan NEW YORK, NY – Senior Director of the Justice Program at…
Debate Over Retail Theft Informs the Future of Criminal Justice Reform – Legislative Dems Are Divided Over It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In February, Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo introduced AB 1990,…
Despite California’s Prop. 47 Accomplishments Over Decade, Law Finds Itself in Crosshairs of State Leaders
By Olivia Biliunas and Bergen Greenley SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 47, a 2014 CA ballot measure that…
Communities Reject ‘Crime Wave’ Panic and Tough Crime-Centered Responses
By Rena Abdusalam WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – To explore overarching solutions to the reported retail crime surge,…
Brennan Center for Justice Lawyers Debunk Myth of Criminal Justice Reform Leading to Increase in Crime, How Reforms Provide Fairer System, Public Safety
By Estrella Torres BROOKLYN, NY – Many politicians and pundits have long used the excuse of criminal…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 224: Caroline Isaacs Discusses Prison Abolition
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Caroline Isaacs, the Executive Director of Just Communities Arizona. JCA…
