Reaction Comes in Supreme Court’s Unanimous Ruling Upholding SB 1391
By David M. Greenwald Today the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld SB 1391, which prevents prosecutors from…
By David M. Greenwald Today the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld SB 1391, which prevents prosecutors from…
By Max Kennedy STATE CAPITOL – Today, the average length of probation for youth in California is…
By Max Kennedy PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office released a statement this week highlighting new…
By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors…
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney…
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
By Kelly Moran SAN FRANCISCO ––California’s Supreme Court Justices heard a challenge Tuesday by prosecutors to SB…
Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarceration based on crimeless…
By Buta Biberaj, Carol Siemon and Miriam Aroni Krinsky A viral video in August showed an 8-year-old…
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
Last week, the Biden-Sanders unity task force released policy recommendations across the spectrum. One of the big…
San Diego County Eliminates Over $40 Million of Old Juvenile Fees By Shellsea Lomeli SAN DIEGO, CA…
Vincent Schiraldi is a Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia School of Social Work and co-Director of…
By Shellsea Lomeli and Linh Nguyen NEW YORK – New York’s first annual report by the state’s…
Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. Senator…
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced today Senate Bill 889, which…
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
On Wednesday, Cyntoia Brown will be released from her life sentence and walk free thanks to a…
By Sarah Hinger and Sylvia Torres-Guillen Since 2001, the Riverside County, California probation department has been needlessly…
By Brian Tashman The past two years have been challenging times, as we have witnessed attacks on…