My View: Is Reisig Starting to Try to Shift to the Middle? We Think Not
By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago Jonathan Raven, the Chief Deputy DA in the Yolo…
Analysis: DA Responds to Supervisor Saylor’s Questions
By David M. Greenwald In early July, Supervisor Don Saylor submitted a number of questions to DA…
Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement
by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tuesday…
Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara…
Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis
In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System
Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo…
My View: DA Reisig Cannot Let This One Go, Doubles Down on Attack on Public Defender
You would think Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig would have learned and simply let this go. He…
Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much
Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 65 – St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner was elected chief prosecutor in St. Louis in 2016. Since then she has been taking…
Racial Justice Act Introduced in Legislature to End Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Assemblymember Ash Kalra officially introduced the California Racial Justice Act, a landmark bill that addresses racial discrimination…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Boudin Making History
Over the last few years we have talked a lot about progressive prosecution. We have seen some…
Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Create Fairer, More Representative Juries
SB 1001 would broaden jury pool to including all tax filers in order to create more representative…
School Board Sees Disproportionality in Montgomery Program
“This is about race, this is about opting out of a school, and this is about segregation.”…
New Data Reveals Police Stops Are About Race and Ethnicity
By Nusrat Choudhury For years, Black and Latino residents of Milwaukee have protested the fact that they…
Report on Marijuana Shows Why War on Drugs Targets People of Color
By Andy Hoover The war on marijuana continues to rage in Pennsylvania. Despite slow progress in loosening…
Justice Watch: Racial Disparities Are Driving Turmoil in the System
It is appropriate that after two years of renewed questions – following Ferguson – about the role…
NEW REPORT: State Prisons Holding Black Prisoners at Far Greater Rates Than Whites
(Press Release by the Sentencing Project)— In 11 states, 1 in 20 black men is in prison…
