Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration
By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S….
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA
Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among…
Guest Commentary: Prop 20 Would Roll Back Years of Criminal Justice Reform
The ballot initiative, supported by police, corporations, and even big grocery chains, would use more taxpayer money…
Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform
By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on the California…
Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success
By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failure of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 80: Ben Pogue Runs for Solicitor in South Carolina
Ben Pogue is a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, representing Charleston and Berkley…
Commentary: Is Biden Out of Step on Criminal Justice Reform?
By David M. Greenwald While the nation has been transfixed with the Trump administration’s handling of everything…
As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives
By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the United…
Prop 20 Would Undo CA Criminal Justice Reform Progress, Claim Racial Justice Advocates
By Linh Nguyen California’s Proposition 20, on the Nov. 3 ballot, campaigns on the slogan “Keep California…
Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power
By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system’s many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a…
Everyday Injustice Episode 74 – Michigan Sheriff Clayton Talks Policing, Race, and Mass Incarceration
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton is not like most sheriffs—his approach to law enforcement looks to reduce…
Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More
USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk about…
Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA
By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods
Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief…
From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die
By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration from Katrina…
ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Discriminatory Practices in Maricopa County (AZ) Attorney’s Office
By Cailin Garcia MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — In 2018, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) was given…
Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives
By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind…
Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement
by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tuesday…
Commentary: Black August Should Be Recognized
by Cell Block 2 City Block We call on State Representatives to recognize Black August as a…
Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much
Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching…
