Two Third Strikers Resentenced in Alameda after Lengthy Sentences
Oakland, CA – Alameda County Judge Thomas Stevens granted two prosecutorial-based motions for resentencing on Thursday. Both…
Accused Spends 340 Days in Jail before Jury Acquits Him – SF Public Defenders Charge Police ‘Misrepresented’ Facts
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An accused who had to spend nearly a year…
Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition Statement in Opposition to SB 14
Special to the Vanguard The oversimplified narrative on SB 14 as a choice between protecting children or…
Commentary: DA and Sheriff Have Tried to Parlay Tragedy in Riverside County into Indictment on the System
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – The Desert Sun editorial board early this week…
Guest Commentary: Three Strikes Laws Make Californians Less Safe, Not More Safe
By Cristine Soto Deberry In the mid-1990s, California was one of 24 states that enacted a “three-strikes”…
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…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 165: California Policy Lab Examines Three Strikes Law
A new report released in August by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) found “that thousands of…
Report: One in Three People Had Sentences Lengthened Due to Three-Strikes Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – A new report released on Tuesday by the…
Guest Commentary: California’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law Still Carries a Devastating Human and Financial Cost – End It Now
By Erwin Chemerinsky, Gil Garcetti and Miriam Aroni Krinsky The stories of those who have served three-strikes…
70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes
Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing…
Sunday Commentary: Yolo Always Falls with Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has done a…
Committee Recommends Ending Three Strikes, LWOP in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA -For nearly two years, the Committee on Revision of…
Defendant Educated about Time Waivers and Speedy Trials at Arraignment
By Amy Fullerton MODESTO, CA – In an arraignment hearing Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court, Judge…
L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Enlists Help of Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to Advance Progressive Agenda, Defeat Lawsuit
By Karisa Cortez and Tatiana Gasca LOS ANGELES, CA – Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has…
LA District Attorney, State Lawmaker Intro Bill to Prevent Juvenile Strikes from Being Used in Adult Proceedings
AB 1127 News Conference from LADAOffice on Vimeo. By Julia Asby and Max Kennedy LOS ANGELES, CA…
Los Angeles Democratic Party Backs Plans to Limit the Use of Sentencing Enhancements
By Julia Asby and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has taken steps to limit…
Commentary: California’s Leading Reformer DA’s Find Themselves Under Fire
By David Greenwald Yesterday in Los Angeles, Judge James Chalfant handed down a decision that dealt a…
George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions
By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate implementation of unprecedented reform…
Guest Commentary: Man Goes to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – What Prosecutors Can Do about It
Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough…
Victim Moves Judge to Add Second Strike after Husband Beats Spouse in Front of Children
By Danae Snell FRESNO – A strong victim statement here this week carried the day with Fresno…
