Resentencing Grants Man Opportunity for Parole
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago a Yolo County judge…
Texas Governor Takes Aim at Cortese Bill after Vowing to Pardon a Man Convicted of Murdering a Protester
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week Governor Greg Abbott of Texas injected himself into a…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 194: Second Look Network
In March, the Sentencing Project announced the creation of the Second Look Network. Across the country, we…
California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA – Thousands of people who are eligible for release…
Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence…
Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA- In a ruling that disappointed the accused in Yolo County Superior Court…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Elliot Hosman, the Prison Advocacy Coordinator at Ella Baker…
My View: A Big Focus Figures to Be on Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If there is a consensus at least on…
My View: Resentencing Could Provide a Conservative Path For Decarceration
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the most powerful tools to undo injustice and get…
Extensive Criminal Record Resurfaces from 1980-2012 in Resentencing Hearing – Man Sent to Prison for 14 More Years, but 2 Strikes Stricken from Record
By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA – Several crimes from 2012 resurfaced in a resentencing hearing for the…
Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws
By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hector…
Marin County Man Claims Innocence, Seeks Reduction in Sentence through the Dismissal of Gun Enhancement
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County – Paris Ragland is seeking resentencing and is requesting…
Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – A report released this month found that, despite…
Commentary: Renwick Drake’s Conviction Was a Massive Injustice – Now Reisig Wants Credit for Freeing Him
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig says he recognizes…
‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA – AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising…
Judge Denies Defendant’s Resentence Request for Heinous Murder He Committed as a Teen
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – Frank Abella was a month shy of turning 18 when he…
Second Look Amendment Act Extends Resentencing Eligibility for Crimes Committed by Felons Before Age 25
By Linhchi Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. – The Council of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly passed the Second…
Man Who Served 11 Years for Second-Degree Murder Will Be Released This May
By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO – With both the defendant’s family members and the victim’s dad present…
Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence
SAN FRANCISCO – When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for…
Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: California’s Shift to…