Guest Commentary: Will the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Finally Be Held Accountable?
By Alex Busansky and Miriam Aroni Krinsky It’s one thing to hear about excessive force incidents inflicted…
Reformers Praise Los Angeles Cash Bail Reforms
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – This month, the Los Angeles Superior Court…
Florida Leaders Demand Reversal of Governor’s Wrongful Suspension of State Attorney
By Annie Rudolph and Madi Whittemore TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Rob DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney…
Fair and Just Prosecution Network Challenges Georgia’s Prosecutor Oversight Law, in Accordance with Lawsuit
By Kristin Trent ATLANTA, GA – In a statement released this week Executive Director Miriam Krinsky of…
Current & Former Criminal Justice Leaders Call on GA Supreme Court to Protect Prosecutorial Discretion and the Will of Georgia Voters
Allowing a lower court’s unprecedented ruling against DA Deborah Gonzalez to stand would undermine local control and…
Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Jury Trial
by Miriam Aroni Krinsky Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of…
Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the…
Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within
Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, but a strange…
90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Statement Oppose the Removal of Krasner
Special to the Vanguard Philadelphia, PA – “Removing Larry Krasner from office would undermine the rule of…
Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022
By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, grainy…
Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable
Adnan Syed, subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors’ misconduct. His case…
DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to…
Guest Commentary: Can Andrew Warren Win His Job Back?
By Miriam Krinsky August 4 started like any other Thursday for Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney…
70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes
Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing…
Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion
Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—filed an amicus…
Elected Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities
DAs to Implement Officewide Requirements Promoting Greater Understanding of Conditions and Implications of Incarceration Special to the…
83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions
Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,…
DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of…
