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…
My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?
In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in…
President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter
President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said…
A Conservative Case For Criminal Justice Reform
As Senator Mike Lee put it, “Most people, including many conservatives, might think criminal justice reform is…
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
This past week, a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a plan that could represent a major reform…
Eye on the Courts: Changing Landscape for the Judicial System on Death Penalty, Police, Incarceration
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on the Constitutionality of California’s Death Penalty Last year, U.S. District Judge…
Sunday Commentary II: All Lives Matter, But That Ignores the Problem
For years the answer given to claims about racism, hiring and pay discrepancies, and the like has…
Padilla’s Decision, to End Appeal of Court Case, Allows Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons in California
Last year, the Alameda Superior Court concluded that low-level offenders who are subject to mandatory supervision or…
Eye on the Courts: Fixing Our Criminal Justice System
Last week, we reported on research from University of Michigan economics professor Michael Mueller-Smith who, upon examining…
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents
The argument against reforming the system of mass incarceration has been that it may be expensive and…
Eye on the Courts: Obama’s Turn on Mass Incarceration and Social Justice Issues
As I have stated many times on this site, I was expecting a lot more of President…
President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration
President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems….
Sunday Commentary: Report Finding 95% of Prosecutors Are White Punctuates Inequality in System
Last summer, following the death of Michael Brown, it was reported that while two-thirds of Ferguson residents…
Judge Speaks Out Against Mass Incarceration
By Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York I have read…
Making Sensible Sentencing Laws
Last week, we covered Marc Mauer’s proposal where he asserted that they should cap sentences to 20…
Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?
Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Department’s Charles…
