Everyday Injustice Episode 253: Preston Shipp – Confessions of a Former Prosecutor
For years, Preston Shipp served as an appellate prosecutor in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. While serving…
DA Accountability Table Supports DA Pamela Price’s Decision Not to Pursue Adult Prosecution in Case Involving a Juvenile
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – The Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Table (ACDAAT) grieves with…
New Report Highlights Increasing Use of Youth Diversion Programs Across the States
By Helen Shamamyan WASHINGTON, DC – Across 23 states and eight community districts, initiatives have been taken…
DA Price Gets Blasted for Trying Accused Killer of Teens as a Juvenile – But Others Argue We Need to Treat Kids as Kids
Reformers Believe Juvenile Murder Case Should Spur Discussion of Appropriate Ways to Handle Juvenile Crime By David…
Guest Commentary: Michigan Legislature Passed Juvenile Justice Reforms – They Didn’t Do Enough
By Loren Khogali and Mary Ann Scali Imagine being charged with a crime and going to court…
Under Public and Legal Pressure, Louisiana Finally Moves Children Out of Angola Prison
Special to the Vanguard Baton Rouge, LA – After more than a year of national and local…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Public Spectacle Continues of a 13-Year-Old Who Tragically Killed People in a Vehicle
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last week Yolo County Judge Janene Beronio rejected…
Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly 2 Californians Shot by Law Enforcement Daily, Most of Them Brown and Black
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 600 people, or nearly…
Guest Commentary: DA Jenkins’ Shocking Decision To Prosecute Children As Adults
By Nghiep “Ke” Lam and Borey (“Peejay”) Ai As formerly incarcerated community leaders, we (Peejay Ai and…
Activists Join with SF Public Defender to Denounce DA’s Youth Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The Young Women’s Freedom Center, San Francisco…
SF DA Refuses to Meet with Youth and Advocates Asking Her to Reverse Policy Charging Kids as Adults
They called for age-appropriate care and support, highlighting that children tried as juveniles are less likely to…
Guest Commentary: Youth Defender Unit Leader Calls DA’s Juvenile Policy ‘Harmful’
By Emily Goldman San Francisco, CA (Editor’s note: On September 13, 2022, Emily Goldman, the Managing Attorney…
SF District Attorney Lays Out New Juvenile Justice Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins announced on…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 164: Pathbreaking Judge LaDoris Cordell
Retired Judge LaDoris Cordell joins Everyday Injustice to discuss her experience as a woman of color, appointed…
Guest Commentary: Courts Have Ruled that Sentencing Kids to Die in Prison Is Cruel and Unusual. Now They’re Reconsidering When Adulthood Starts.
With U.S. taxpayers now spending upwards of $81 billion annually on incarceration, treating 18-year-olds as adults has…
ANALYSIS: Overrepresentation of Youth Minorities in the Criminal Justice System – A Sociological Explanation
By Gracy Joslin The overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system is startling and demands…
Juvenile Justice Report Points to Failures of Juvenile Restitution Policies
By Amy Berberyan PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Juvenile Law Center Friday released a report highlighting the ineffective…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 156: Kristina Kersey and Youth Justice
This week on Everyday Injustice, we have Kristina Kersey who last year joined The Gault Center (formerly…
Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part Two
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney candidates met on Wednesday in a…
Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney Candidates met on Wednesday in a…
