‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’? – Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Surgical Castration for Child Sex Offenders
By Leela Bronner BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana lawmakers this week approved surgical castration as a new…
Lawsuit Proceeds Even after the Closure of FCI Dublin Facility
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Organizers discussed the status of the class action…
Another Murder Conviction Vacated in Philly after Case ‘Tainted’ by Bad Cop
By The Vanguard PHILADELPHIA, PA – The 2012 murder conviction of Donta Regustors for the 2010 fatal…
Judge Recalled for Light Rape Sentence – But Law Prof Questions Was It ‘Justice’
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA – In 2015, Brock Turner was handed a light sentence…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
A few weeks ago Jarrett Adams received the Vanguard Justice Award going to a person wrongly convicted. …
Man Released from Pre-Trial Custody in 20-Year-Old Sex Assault Case after Friends Vouch for Him – Judge Overrules DA and Probation
By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA – The accused was released from custody on Friday morning—despite protestations by…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
Jarrett Adams was a high school student and made one mistake—he went to a college party and…
Jury Finds Former Philadelphia Homicide Detective Guilty of Rape, Theft
By Brandan Blanco PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury last week convicted a…
Prosecution’s Final Argument Presented in Sexual Assault Case
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Deputy District Attorney David Robbins appealed to the jury’s “common sense”…
Man Accused of Davis, Santa Rosa Sex Assaults Denies Involvement Despite Video Presented in Trial
By Sofia Leguria WOODLAND, CA – The sexual assault trial of the accused proceeded Wednesday here in…
Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Violence against Minor
By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy Fall this week in the preliminary hearing of the…
Dixon May 11 Execution Filing Fails – Judge Rejects Challenge to Clemency Board Composition
By Daniella Espinoza MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ – Judge Stephen M. Hopkins of Maricopa County this week rejected…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
Jarrett Adams was a high school student and made one mistake—he went to a college party and…
After 25 Years Separated and Imprisoned after Wrongful Conviction, Brothers Freed
By Mathew Troy Seibert DETROIT, MI – Two brothers who wrongfully spent more than a quarter century…
SF District Attorney Boudin Notes San Francisco Rape Kits May Have Been Used to Incriminate Victims
By Katherine Coviello SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Sexual assault victims’ DNA profiles were entered into a database that…
Unhoused Man Arraigned for Gruesome Murder of Rancho Cordova Woman
By Matthew Torres SACRAMENTO, CA – An alleged unhoused man was formally arraigned Tuesday in Sacramento County…
Judge Grants Accused His Passport Back Despite Prosecution Concerns He May Flee
By Wendy Moya OAKLAND, CA – Gabriel Sanchez, one of two defendants being currently charged with rape…
Trial Set for Man Charged with Rape of 4 Minors, Including Own Daughter
By Amy Berberyan RIVERSIDE, CA – A preliminary hearing was held here last Friday in Riverside County…
Defense and Prosecution Make Closing Arguments in Rape Trial
By Jake Romero OAKLAND, CA — Closing arguments were made on Monday at the René C. Davidson…
Trial Set for Man Charged with Two Counts of Sexual Assault with Intoxicated ‘Friends’
By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – Shannon Glass, charged with the sexual assault and rape of two…
