Guest Commentary: Jail and Prison Populations Have Decreased Since 2019 – But Continued Progress Isn’t Promised
New Vera Institute research raises the alarm about stalling progress and warns that recent gains can’t be…
LA TIMES: Thanks to Bail Industry, California Behind in Bail Reform as Illinois Setting Example on Eliminating Money Bail
By Jocelyn Lopez LOS ANGELES, CA – The elimination of money bail is a slow and inconsistent…
Pretrial Fairness Act Ends Cash Bail in Illinois
By Avery Redula and Kaveh Nasseri CHICAGO, IL – Illinois became the first state to eliminate the…
SF Banks Another $1.2 Million Designed to Reduce Jail Population and Benefit City’s Criminal Justice System
By Jonathan Lewis SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The MacArthur Foundation announced a $1.2 million grant to the…
Civil Rights PAC Endorses Progressive Incumbent District Attorney in Virginia
By Caleigh Carlisle ARLINGTON, VA – Real Justice PAC has published an endorsement of Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for…
Study Reveals Policies Created in Response to COVID-19 Decreased Crime, Arrests, Jail Population
By Michael Wheeler, Karisa Cortez, Angie Madrid and Joe Cormac SACRAMENTO, CA —Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local…
Yolo DA Attacks Public Defender over Claims of Disproportionate Incarcerated Black Population
It started as an interview by ABC10 following the public defender Black Lives Matter march last Monday….
Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry on Detention Facility Population and COVID-19
by Satana Deberry As our community copes with COVID-19 (coronavirus), Durham residents are rightly heeding the advice…
