Commentary: Is Reisig Attacking Racial Inequities in the Right Place?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In 2018 report submitted to the UN by…
Guest Commentary: How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now
When used by police and immigration enforcement, biometric surveillance technology can perpetuate an already dangerous racist system….
A Year after Attack on Public Defender, DA’s Office Making Changes in Effort to Decrease Racial Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of the Yolo County…
Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia…
Traffic Stop ‘Assessment’ by NYU Law in Nashville May be Applicable to Other U.S. Cities
By Esha Kher NASHVILLE, TN – The Policing Project at the New York University School of Law…
LCCR REPORT: Non-Traffic Violations Disproportionately Harm Black, Latinx, Unhoused in California
By Roxanna Jarvis and Julia Asby CALIFORNIA – A Sept. 2020 report published by the Lawyers’ Committee…
Commentary: Once Again the Media Fall for the Reisig Reform Rhetoric
By David M. Greenwald Yolo County, CA – Here we go again. In 2018, Yolo County DA…
Sunday Commentary: Why Are People of Color Over-Policed in Davis?
By David M. Greenwald As the Davis City Council deals with nine recommendations from the Joint Subcommittee…
Guest Commentary: President Biden, Stop Funding the Policing of Our Students
To advance racial equity and disability justice, Biden must end federal funding of police in schools. By…
Commentary: Berkeley Just Limited Police Stops, Should Davis Follow Suit?
By David M. Greenwald Late last year the Davis Joint Police Subcommittee issued a report with a…
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…
Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for…
Council to Take Up Second Half of Police Recommendations Item
By David M. Greenwald Last week the council only really got to the hear the proposal and…
Council to Consider Nine Recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety
By David M. Greenwald With the call to defund the police, the Davis City Council last…
Duke Researchers Report Life Without Parole Sentencing on Rise; Blacks Hurt Most
By Ariel Abdallah NORTH CAROLINA – Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at the…
Boudin and Other DAs Join Governor’s Declaration That Death Penalty Is Applied in Racially Biased Manner
By David M. Greenwald On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, in response to a rare request by the…
CA Governor Files Death Penalty Amicus Brief, Focuses on Racist Juries
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Charging the state’s capital punishment “scheme is and always has been infected…
Gunnigle Charges AZ County Attorney Allister Adel Fails to Address Lack of Diversity in Workplace
By Alana Bleimann PHOENIX – Over the past few days Maricopa County Attorney’s office has faced backlash…
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…
Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success
By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failure of…