Commentary: Yolo Deputy DA Couzens Opposes Proposed Changes to Robbery Law Even As Boss Attempts to Paint Himself As Reformer
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – As we swing toward campaign season, the Yolo County DA…
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – As we swing toward campaign season, the Yolo County DA…
Rob Bonta’s career has hinged on the idea that the law can be used to engender social…
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – No sooner had Rob Bonta been sworn in as AG…
By Mia Machado BROOKLYN, NY – Comparing police accountability to peanut butter, social-justice activist and author Shaun…
By Kathryn Wood PHILADELPHIA, PA – In a new study, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) concluded…
By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York…
By Max Kennedy LOS ANGELES, CA – In November of 2020, Los Angeles County voters approved Measure…
By Eric Gelber Senator Nancy Skinner is the author of two criminal justice reform bills responding to…
By David M. Greenwald Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced this week that he was resigning…
By David M. Greenwald Recall is in the air again. Some Californians will remember the successful recall…
By Vanguard Capitol Staff STATE CAPITOL – In response to a new report from a state “Committee…
By David M. Greenwald When a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, James Chalfant, issued a ruling granting…
Cristine Soto Deberry is former Chief of Staff under both SF District Attorney George Gascón and Chesa…
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy and…
by Piper French – A look at the organization’s past actions suggests that this lawsuit is part of a longstanding pattern of ideologically motivated advocacy and commitment to tough-on-crime policies, rather than a show of blind allegiance to the law.
By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky – Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implement Biden’s reforms, quick action is needed. So is more progressive leadership.
By Carlin Ross LOS ANGELES – Dignity and Power NOW, a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that…
Taking on the policies of the incumbent DA and Sheriff, JoAnn Walker, a SF police officer, and…
By Sydney Kamlager – After years of misappropriating millions of dollars, opposing criminal justice reform, and ignoring the will of voters, the CDAA must be held to account by the governor and the attorney general.
By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Southern California, has…