Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings
By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity…
California Supreme Court Rules SB 1391 Constitutional, Prohibiting Transfer of Young Teens to Adult Criminal Court
By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court released its decision Thursday regarding the constitutionality…
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…
New Legislation Reforms State Juvenile System, ‘Tailoring Conditions’ to Help Youth
By Max Kennedy STATE CAPITOL – Today, the average length of probation for youth in California is…
Philly DA’s ‘Treat Children as Children’ Initiative Showing Potential for Significant Impact
By Max Kennedy PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office released a statement this week highlighting new…
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…
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…
Looking Back: Juvenile Justice System in State of Disrepair
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
CA Supreme Court Hosts Oral Argument on Constitutionality of SB 1391, Fate of Sending Youth Under 16 to Adult Court
By Kelly Moran SAN FRANCISCO ––California’s Supreme Court Justices heard a challenge Tuesday by prosecutors to SB…
Guest Commentary: Community Supervision, Once Intended to Help Offenders, Contributes More to Mass Incarceration
Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarceration based on crimeless…
Guest Commentary: Policymakers, Time To End Juvenile Life Sentencing
By Buta Biberaj, Carol Siemon and Miriam Aroni Krinsky A viral video in August showed an 8-year-old…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
Biden-Sanders Proposal Calls for Ending LWOP for Juveniles, As Polling Finds Majority of Voters Agree
Last week, the Biden-Sanders unity task force released policy recommendations across the spectrum. One of the big…
California Takes Another Step Toward Relieving Family Debt
San Diego County Eliminates Over $40 Million of Old Juvenile Fees By Shellsea Lomeli SAN DIEGO, CA…
Restorative Justice International Podcast with Vincent Schiraldi of the Columbia Justice Lab
Vincent Schiraldi is a Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia School of Social Work and co-Director of…
New York Raised the Age of Criminal Accountability from 16 to 18: The Efforts It Took and Progress Made So Far
By Shellsea Lomeli and Linh Nguyen NEW YORK – New York’s first annual report by the state’s…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 44: Senator Nancy Skinner
Senator Nancy Skinner has authored some of the most important criminal justice legislation in the state. Senator…
Senator Skinner Announces Bill to Raise the Age to be Tried as an Adult
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced today Senate Bill 889, which…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 1
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
Cyntoia Brown Expected to Be Released from Prison Tomorrow
On Wednesday, Cyntoia Brown will be released from her life sentence and walk free thanks to a…
