My View: Since the 1970s California Has Shifted from Prioritizing Education to Incarcerating People
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week I came across some stunning data—even though I had…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic…
Everyday Injustice Episode 155: Emily Galvin-Almanza on Decarceration
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Emily Galvin-Almanza—she’s a former public defender, clerked for Judge…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains
Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of…
Guest Commentary: Systemic Problem – Crime (U.S. Police Spend Nearly Double What Russia Spends on Its Military)
By Mark Dempsey “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike sleeping under bridges,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 159: Tamisha Discusses Safe Return Project
Tamisha Walker is a founding member and Executive Director of Safe Return Project, a campaign to secure…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 155: Emily Galvin Almanza Talks Criminal Justice Reform
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Emily Galvin Almanza – she’s a former public defender,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 153: Olinda Moyd and the Racial Disparity of Parole
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Howard University Law Professor Olinda Moyd discussing an under-acknowledged problem…
Khan Squares Off Directly against DA Rosen in Santa Clara Forum – Part 2
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A forum sponsored by Afro UPRIS on…
Khan Squares Off Directly against DA Rosen in Santa Clara Forum – Part 1
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A forum sponsored by Afro UPRIS on…
Commentary: What’s with Solitary White Male Lawyers Ghostwriting Whole Criminal Justice Systems?
By Rory Fleming Most of the states with incarceration rates in the top 15 are deeply conservative…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains
Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of…
Everyday Injustice Episode 149: Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball. Among the topics…
Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part Two
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney candidates met on Wednesday in a…
Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney Candidates met on Wednesday in a…
ACLU Reports Call on Sacramento and Merced DAs to Halt Costly, Ineffective Policies that Fuel Mass Incarceration
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week, ACLU of Northern California released…
Update: Legislative Black Caucus Joins NAACP in Demanding Investigation into Law Enforcement Misconduct
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A letter on Thursday from Betty Williams, president of the Greater…
SF’s Public Safety Needs Threaten Return to Criminalize and Incarceration Mentality, Charges ACLU
By Srimathi Kannan and Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern…
Commentary: Bass Letter Shows How Quickly the Left Turned on Criminal Justice Reform
By David Greenwald Los Angeles, CA – In 2014, Naomi Murakawa wrote the book, How Liberals Built…
Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
