Commentary: Fearmongering Won’t Solve the Fentanyl Crisis—Real Policy Will
Newly-elected LA DA Nathan Hochman made headlines this week with a recent fentanyl bust in Los Angeles…
Sunday Commentary: SF DA Brooke Jenkins’ Approach to Drug Policy – A Return to Failed Strategies
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has made it clear that her approach to the city’s drug…
Eugenic Origins of 3 Strikes Laws in 49 States of U.S.
NEW YORK, NY – The origins of the “Three Strikes Laws” can be traced to the early…
Prop 36 Analysis: Step Backward for California, US Criminal Justice System?
SACRAMENTO, CA – In November, California voters will vote on Proposition 36, an initiative that would cut…
With Tough-on-Crime California Ballot Measure Looming, Justice Reform Groups Mobilize
By Darlin Navarrete and Jocelyn Lopez SACRAMENTO, CA – Mobilization from criminal justice reform advocates have been…
Guest Commentary: Supervisor Frost Strikes Out Again
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – Having just received Sacramento Supervisor Sue Frost’s recent newsletter, I’m shaking…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform
This week Everyday Injustice features Marvin Zalman, a retired professor from Wayne State University in Detroit. Zalman…
Court Commissioner Denies Work Program Referral after Man Misses Court to Attend Husband’s Funeral – Official Has Recent Tough-on-Crime History
By Jariah Moore SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Commissioner Alin Cintean denied a referral for…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation
As most observers are well aware by now, the US incarcerates a much higher proportion of its…
Republicans Turn to Dubious Claims on Crime, Even Biden Focuses on Police Funding
By Michael McCutcheon and Alyssa Eng SAN FRANCISCO – A Gallup poll found that crime is an…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Progressive Prosecutors Falsely Get the Blame, but Lack the Capacity to Solve the Core Problems of Society
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Right behind inflation and economic concerns are concerns about rising crime. …
Soros Explains His Support for Reform Prosecutors and Criminal Justice Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor George Soros has become a boogeyman not just to the right,…
Commentary: Sacramento DA Getting Off Easy Despite the Crime Increase
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Even before the two most recent shootings, Sacramento…
Study Shows San Francisco Crime Rates Considerably Lower Compared to Sacramento, Where Tough-On-Crime Policies Failing
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – While opponents of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s progressive…
Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
Commentary: Why Aren’t Conservative Prosecutors Feeling the Heat Right Now?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Memphis Watch this week put out a piece, “Memphis Is…
Commentary: Does Criminal Justice Reform Only Work with a Dropping Crime Rate?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There was an interesting interaction on Twitter yesterday when NY Times…
Prison Reform Targets Decades-long Oppression; ‘Tough On Crime’ Rhetoric Targets Newsom, Charge Reformers
By Christopher Datu and Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA – The recent increase to the credit earning structure…
Poll Shows Many Fewer Americans Believe Criminal Justice System ‘Not Tough Enough’
By Ruby Chavez WASHINGTON, D.C.- A recent Gallup Poll shows that many fewer Americans now believe the…
