ACLU Launches Meet Your DA: Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig
ACLU of CA launches statewide campaign to educate Californians on the role of district attorneys, the power…
What Ever Happened to Mass Incarceration Reform?
By Donna F. Edwards Though it feels like eons ago, the summer of 2016 promised to be…
Sunday Commentary: Prop 47 Isn’t the Problem, It’s Ultimately the Solution
The criminal justice system is broken. We have become a nation of mass incarceration and, until we…
My View: The War on Drugs Did Not Turn Out Well, So Let’s Be Careful on Approach to Opioid Abuse
Supervisor Matt Rexroad offers some thoughtful commentary on opioid abuse in an op-ed in the Woodland paper…
Jeff Sessions Wants a New War on Drugs – It Won’t Work
By David Cole and Marc Mauer Attorney General Jeff Sessions is right to be concerned about recent…
Mosque Sentencing Brings a Mix of Views
As we expressed in our weekly column yesterday, if there is a restorative justice process, we believe…
Why Jeff Sessions Is the Best Argument for Reducing Prosecutorial Power
By Taylor Pendergrass Rumors of the demise of the War on Drugs have been greatly exaggerated, but…
Cal AG, Others Push Back against DOJ’s Harsh New Sentencing Guidelines
This week California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and…
How Many Americans Are Unnecessarily Incarcerated?
By Lauren-Brooke “L.B.” Eisen, James Austin Ph.D., James Cullen, Jonathan Frank, Inimai M. Chettiar While mass incarceration…
Justice Watch: What Does This Mean for Criminal Justice Reform?
Nicholas Turner, the President and Director of the Vera Institute of Justice writes, “The United States is well…
Eye on the Courts: Beware of What You Wish For
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel To show that all’s equal and that…
NEW REPORT: State Prisons Holding Black Prisoners at Far Greater Rates Than Whites
(Press Release by the Sentencing Project)— In 11 states, 1 in 20 black men is in prison…
Commentary: Bill Would Repeal Ineffective Enhancements for Prior Drug Convictions
Advocacy groups argue that the so-called war on drugs drives mass incarceration and racial disparities in the…
Wasted Youth: The Coming of Age in a For-Profit Prison
By Jerika L.H. It was about 4am when Samantha was jolted from sleep – the liminal threshold…
Did the 1994 Crime Bill Help or Hurt?
By Inimai M. Chettiar, Lauren-Brooke Eisen The 22-year-old crime law issue is back in the news after…
Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform
(From press release) In an unprecedented show of support for criminal justice reform by law enforcement, members…
MLK Day Message: Criminal Justice System Racially Constructed From the Start
The keynote speaker for the Davis MLK Day celebration was ACLU Northern California Policy Director Natasha Minsker….
Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities
by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Department of Finance estimate…
My View: Your Sons and Daughters Are Beyond Your Command, the Times Are Changing
This morning I caught the headline of an op-ed in the Bee by Ben Boychuk, “Protests by…
Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: California’s Shift to…
