Community advocacy groups and civil rights organizations have cited a return to ‘old guard’ political practices within the Alameda County District Attorney’s administration under Ursula Jones Dickson, encompassing campaign donations, modifications to death penalty cases, youth transfer proceedings, and the prosecutorial approach to sexual assault allegations against former Congressman Eric Swalwell.
Alameda County’s upcoming District Attorney primary election will address the potential reinstatement of a prosecutor-initiated resentencing program, which previously generated up to $287 million in state savings and enhanced public safety by reducing recidivism.
Pamela Price, former Alameda County District Attorney, is preparing for a return to the ballot in 2026 after being removed from office in a 2024 recall that she claims was fueled by misinformation and outsized spending by wealthy interests.
A judge ruled that Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s decision to withdraw a resentencing motion was not politically motivated, despite defense attorneys’ claims that the move represents a retreat from efforts to confront prosecutorial misconduct in the county’s death penalty cases.
The newly appointed Alameda County District Attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, has begun withdrawing death penalty resentencing petitions filed by her predecessor, Pamela Price, threatening to unravel years of work uncovering unconstitutional practices by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
Alameda County’s new district attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, has withdrawn resentencing motions for 10 death row inmates, reversing the previous recommendations made by her predecessor, Pamela Price, who had found systemic prosecutorial misconduct in the cases.
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