Sunday Commentary: Can Johansson Become Yolo’s Larry Krasner?
In November, Larry Krasner, a man who spent his career defending criminals and protecting civil rights and…
Diversion Programs Better than Incarceration, So Why Aren’t Prosecutors Embracing Them?
By Micah Kubic and Taylor Pendergrass When it comes to reducing mass incarceration, some solutions are actually…
91 Percent of Americans Support Criminal Justice Reform, ACLU Polling Finds
(From press release) – The American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion…
Sunday Commentary: Suddenly Yolo County Will Have a Choice on Direction of the DA’s Office
A few weeks ago, the Vanguard went to a meeting in San Francisco, where the ACLU unveiled…
The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue
By Udi Ofer On Election Day 2017, candidates in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Virginia, and New York won…
Ballot Measure Seeks to Undo California’s Criminal Justice Reform
A coalition seeking to undo the recent string of criminal justice reform measures in California held a…
ACLU Launches Meet Your DA: Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig
ACLU of CA launches statewide campaign to educate Californians on the role of district attorneys, the power…
What Ever Happened to Mass Incarceration Reform?
By Donna F. Edwards Though it feels like eons ago, the summer of 2016 promised to be…
Sunday Commentary: Will the DA Be Challenged?
It seems like every election cycle around this time, people approach me and ask – can DA…
Sunday Commentary: OJ Will Soon Be Free, How Do You Feel about It?
If you had asked me back in 1995 if I would be writing about OJ Simpson in…
Commentary: DA Reisig Out of Step with County Voters on Criminal Justice Reform
The voters of Yolo County since 2012 have very consistently and in most cases overwhelmingly voted for…
How To Tell If a Prosecutor Is Only Pretending To Be a Criminal Justice Reformer
That is the title of an article in Slate yesterday. I immediately flashed to Yolo County DA…
Justice Watch: What Does This Mean for Criminal Justice Reform?
Nicholas Turner, the President and Director of the Vera Institute of Justice writes, “The United States is well…
Analysis: What Trump Means for Criminal Justice Reform
The election of Trump on Tuesday probably stalls, if not outright reverses, criminal justice reform gains across…
Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform
(From press release) In an unprecedented show of support for criminal justice reform by law enforcement, members…
MLK Day Message: Criminal Justice System Racially Constructed From the Start
The keynote speaker for the Davis MLK Day celebration was ACLU Northern California Policy Director Natasha Minsker….
A Conservative Case For Criminal Justice Reform
As Senator Mike Lee put it, “Most people, including many conservatives, might think criminal justice reform is…
