San Francisco Awarded $2 Million Grant to Reduce Over-Incarceration and Fight Systemic Racism
By Mianna Muscat SAN FRANCISCO – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded San Francisco…
Community Members, Advocacy Groups Thank Public Defenders, Calling for Increased Funding
By Hannah Blome CALIFORNIA – California community members and judicial laborers led a virtual discussion last Friday…
Analysis: The True Meaning of Restorative Justice Under Chesa Boudin
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – When San Francisco’s District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, ran for office in…
Possible Solutions to Prediction that Mass Incarceration will Last for 60 Years
By Avalon Amaral and Mia Machado After a decade of insufficient and incohesive decarceration efforts, the current…
Everyday Injustice Podcast 88: Adnan Khan Discusses COVID in Prisons
This week’s guest on Everyday Injustice, Adnan Khan, is the Executive Director of ReStore Justice, which he…
Current, Former Elected U.S. Prosecutors Back LA DA Gascón, Oppose Lawsuit Opposing Criminal Justice Reforms
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – More than 65 current and formerly elected prosecutors from across the…
Guest Commentary: 50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris can Fix the Harm It Created
The war on drugs has failed, and Americans on the right and left are ready for it…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 86: Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby joined the Everyday Injustice podcast to discuss her office’s new sentencing…
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…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Tried to Walk the Walk, but Couldn’t
By David M. Greenwald George Gascón last week week was inaugurated in as Los Angeles’ DA. On…
San Francisco DA, Fair and Just Prosecution Founder in Webinar on Racial Injustice and Mass Incarceration
By Evie Sun and Cailin Garcia MANHATTAN, NY — Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) hosted a webinar…
Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California
By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots—17 and 20—that…
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…
The Sentencing Project Highlights Youth Incarceration During Pandemic
By Lauren Smith WASHINGTON D.C. – Josh Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project, a research…
Everyday Injustice Episode 84: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju
In February of 2019, longtime legendary public defender Jeff Adachi died. Taking over the position as the…
Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections
By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the presidential…
Maricopa County AZ Attorney Debate – Prosecutors Trade Barbs As Gunnigle Makes Case For Refrom
By Lauren Smith MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ – Maricopa County Attorney Republican incumbent Allister Adel and Democratic challenger…
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…
