For Exonerees, Getting Released Is Only the First Struggle
Exonerated Inmates Receive No Services and Often Face Health, Mental, Educational, and Financial Hardships Upon Release It…
Attorney Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct in New Motion in the Case Del Sol Trial
A week ago, the family of Justin Gonzalez held a press conference to dispute the jury verdict…
30,000 Tainted Convictions, One Path Forward
By Matthew Segal and Daniel Marx As long as Donald Trump is president, American criminal justice reform…
Marches and Speeches in Woodland against Police Violence and Prosecutorial Overreach
More than 50 people came to a rally and protest on Saturday in support of the family…
The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue
By Udi Ofer On Election Day 2017, candidates in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Virginia, and New York won…
Sunday Commentary: The Sad Death of John Thompson
In November 2011, I had the pleasure of seeing John Thompson – who spent 14 years on…
When Prosecutors Decide Who Keeps Their Public Defender, Injustice Is Certain
By Brandon Buskey Lazaro Rodriguez was forced to represent himself at his criminal trial in Miami, another…
Commentary: AG’s Office Looks Other Way at Orange County Wrongdoing
Back in August, we asked why the supposedly liberal California Attorney General’s office was trying to seek…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG’s Office Needs to Criminally Prosecute Sheriff and DA in Orange County Case
We have been following this case for a long time – partly because it has been going…
Judge Removes Death Penalty Option – Throws Down Gauntlet on Corrupt Officials in Orange County
Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis back in 2014 to talk about the…
Prosecutors Continue to Operate with Near Impunity
By Taylor Pendergrass For anyone who cares about transforming America’s criminal justice system, pivotal elections are fast…
Commentary: OC DA Denies Allegation of Jailhouse Informants on 60 Minutes
It was November of 2014 when Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis to…
Commentary: California Has to Figure Out a Way to Hold Prosecutors Accountable
There is a rare occurrence happening in Texas, where John Jackson, the Texas prosecutor who convicted Cameron…
Bar Implements New Ethics Rules for Prosecutors
One of the biggest complaints in the criminal justice system is over the role of prosecutors –…
My View: Why is California AG Seeking DP in Tainted Case?
It is disappointing that the California AG, a purported opponent of capital punishment, would continue the prosecution…
Appellate Court Affirms Dev Conviction
Ajay Dev was convicted in 2009 of multiple counts involving the alleged repeated rape of his adopted…
Guest Commentary: Concerns About Prosecutorial Misconduct Are Overblown
A recent column by David Greenwald in The Davis Vanguard, “Justice Watch: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in…
Justice Watch: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in California
In marked contrast to the rest of the nation, the year in California has seen some great…
US DOJ Announces Investigation into Orange County DA and Sheriff’s Department
On Thursday, the US DOJ opened a civil pattern-or-practice investigation into the Orange County District Attorney’s Office…
Appellate Court Draws Line on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Blistering Ruling in OC Case
In 2014, Orange County Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders came to Davis to discuss a case he…
