Global Executions Rose 32% in 2024, Exposing Flaws in Death Penalty Systems
NEW YORK, NY – A 32 percent increase in global executions has exposed fundamental flaws in criminal…
100 Days of Prop 36: Progress or Premature Victory Lap?
SACRAMENTO — Surrounded by district attorneys, sheriffs, state senators, business executives, and retail giants like Walmart and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 205: Thurmond Amendment Continues to Bar People from Housing
This week on Everyday Injustice, we are joined by Yusuf Dahl, formerly incarcerated for the distribution of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation
As most observers are well aware by now, the US incarcerates a much higher proportion of its…
Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Brooke Jenkins has prioritized cleaning up open…
Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the…
Commentary: Does the Yolo DA Even Know What He Believes?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – For months, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig pushed…
Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
SB 73 would help end mass incarceration and California’s War on Drugs By Vanguard Staff Sacramento –…
Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – When Yolo DA Jeff Reisig and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty created…
Senate OKs Measure to End Mandatory Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in California
Image from the California State Senate By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Senate here this…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System
Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo…