Monday Morning Thoughts: Battle Over Progressive Prosecuting Is Just Beginning
By David M. Greenwald In a few months, we will see Yolo County potentially step back into…
Current, Former Elected U.S. Prosecutors Back LA DA Gascón, Oppose Lawsuit Opposing Criminal Justice Reforms
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – More than 65 current and formerly elected prosecutors from across the…
State D.A. Association Files Amicus Brief Against DA George Gascón’s Progressive Criminal Justice Reforms
By Macy Lu and Nancy Aviña LOS ANGELES – The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) announced on…
Los Angeles County DA Gascón – Despite Critics – Determined to End Cash Bail System
By Tanya Decendario LOS ANGELES – District Attorney George Gascón is determined to end the unjust money…
Deputy DA Association Sues Los Angeles DA over Criminal Justice Reforms, Sentencing Enhancement Directives
By Roxanna Jarvis and Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – After facing backlash following his announcement to end…
Black Lives Matter LA Releases Statement Supporting LA County District Attorney’s Justice Reform as Cop Unions Fight Back
By Sally Kim and Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES – Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and its ally…
Commentary: Time After Time, Discretion in Criminal Legal System Leads to Huge Racial Disparities
By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors…
Commentary: Let’s Call This What It Is – Actual Insanity
By David Greenwald The innocence movement understood early on that the term innocent is thrown around the…
Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney…
Coalition Voices Support for George Gascón’s Progressive Criminal Justice Reforms
By Ramneet Singh LOS ANGELES – Although there has been some backlash to newly elected Los Angeles…
After Backlash, LA District Attorney George Gascón Reverses New Policy on Sentencing Enhancements
By Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – Newly sworn-in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón issued an open…
Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for…
‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Tried to Walk the Walk, but Couldn’t
By David M. Greenwald George Gascón last week week was inaugurated in as Los Angeles’ DA. On…
Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar
By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press…
New LA DA Gascón Directs Office to Stop Seeking Death Penalty, Review All Death Row Cases
By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continues to make big criminal justice…
LA District Attorney George Gascón Doesn’t Waste Time in Reform, Adopts Resentencing Guidelines
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – Newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is wasting no time…
Newly Sworn-In LA D.A. George Gascón, Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby Discuss Plans to Tackle Mass Incarceration
By Roxanna Jarvis NATIONAL – Maryland’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby and newly-sworn in Los Angeles District Attorney…
George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions
By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate implementation of unprecedented reform…
Guest Commentary: Five Victories for CJ Reform This Past Election
By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to…
