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Guest Commentary: Continuously Dumbfounded Confused and Repeat… and Repeat… My CDCR Covid Experience, Round 2

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|Date: February 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Continuously Dumbfounded Confused and Repeat… and Repeat… My CDCR Covid Experience, Round 2

By Franklin Lee "You have COVID... again," said the nurse. After last year's fiasco, these were the words ...

By Franklin Lee "You have COVID... again," said the nurse. After last year's fiasco, these were the words you did not want to hear again. As we entered the third year of COVID, we all hoped the world ...

February 23, 2022
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Progressives, Conservatives Debate Mayor Breed’s Approach to Solving Crime and Homelessness in San Francisco – SF District Attorney Boudin Also Disagrees

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Progressives, Conservatives Debate Mayor Breed’s Approach to Solving Crime and Homelessness in San Francisco – SF District Attorney Boudin Also Disagrees

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Since the pandemic, San Francisco – where crime overall is down – has ...

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Since the pandemic, San Francisco – where crime overall is down – has faced an increase in burglaries, as well as an increase in the percent of homelessness of whic ...

February 23, 2022
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Melissa Lucio – Facing April Execution – Seeks Recusal of Judge and District Attorney; Her Former Attorney Now DA in Opposing Office

Posted by Ashleen Herrarte
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Melissa Lucio – Facing April Execution – Seeks Recusal of Judge and District Attorney; Her Former Attorney Now DA in Opposing Office

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert BROWNSVILLE, TX – The defense team for Melissa Lucio – scheduled t ...

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert BROWNSVILLE, TX – The defense team for Melissa Lucio – scheduled to be executed in April – is currently seeking the recusal of Judge Gabriela Garcia and District ...

February 23, 2022
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Former Asian Law Caucus Director and Immigrant Advocate Angela Chan Tabbed by SF Public Defender for PD Leadership Spot

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|Date: February 23, 2022
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Former Asian Law Caucus Director and Immigrant Advocate Angela Chan Tabbed by SF Public Defender for PD Leadership Spot

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former policy director and a senior staff attorney for the Crim ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former policy director and a senior staff attorney for the Criminal Justice Reform Program at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus Angela Chan has joined the ...

February 23, 2022
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Follow-Up Report on the Effectiveness of SB 1437 – Overwhelming Majority of Applicants Denied

Posted by Julian
|Date: February 22, 2022
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Follow-Up Report on the Effectiveness of SB 1437 – Overwhelming Majority of Applicants Denied

By Julian Verdon, Samuel Van Blaricom, Jake Wylie, Carson Eschen, and Gwyn Redemann **This report is a f ...

By Julian Verdon, Samuel Van Blaricom, Jake Wylie, Carson Eschen, and Gwyn Redemann **This report is a follow-up to the previous report with the same name. The following data was compiled by The Vang ...

February 22, 2022
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Activists for Women, School Board Members Join Growing Endorsers for Public Defender Sajid Khan in Run for Santa Clara District Attorney

Posted by Katherine Coviello
|Date: February 22, 2022
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Activists for Women, School Board Members Join Growing Endorsers for Public Defender Sajid Khan in Run for Santa Clara District Attorney

By Katherine Coviello and Tommy Nguyen SAN JOSE, CA- Sajid Khan, a Bay Area Public Defender who is runnin ...

By Katherine Coviello and Tommy Nguyen SAN JOSE, CA- Sajid Khan, a Bay Area Public Defender who is running for the Office of District Attorney in Santa Clara this year, has received a bevy of new endo ...

February 22, 2022
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On Eve of Courts Possibility Opening Up Regularly to Public, Access Rules Re-established

Posted by Srimathi Kannan
|Date: February 22, 2022
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On Eve of Courts Possibility Opening Up Regularly to Public, Access Rules Re-established

By Srimathi Kannan and Joshua Cenzano SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento County Superior Court presiding jud ...

By Srimathi Kannan and Joshua Cenzano SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento County Superior Court presiding judge has reaffirmed policies to regulate new media outlets regarding coverage of juvenile and oth ...

February 22, 2022
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Brutal Beating by SF Officer Leads to Criminal Trial, Tension between SFPD and District Attorney

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: February 22, 2022
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Brutal Beating by SF Officer Leads to Criminal Trial, Tension between SFPD and District Attorney

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Joe Eskenazi’s article in Mission Local news here, “Spiers beatin ...

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Joe Eskenazi’s article in Mission Local news here, “Spiers beating footage: ‘This was f***d from the start’,” expressed some striking details about an ongoing c ...

February 22, 2022
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SF’s Public Safety Needs Threaten Return to Criminalize and Incarceration Mentality, Charges ACLU

Posted by Srimathi Kannan
|Date: February 22, 2022
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SF’s Public Safety Needs Threaten Return to Criminalize and Incarceration Mentality, Charges ACLU

By Srimathi Kannan and Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern Cali ...

By Srimathi Kannan and Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has noted that because of the global pandemic, mass incarceration has not improved, and ...

February 22, 2022
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Gascón Backtracks on Life Sentences and Juvenile Justice

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|Date: February 21, 2022
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Gascón Backtracks on Life Sentences and Juvenile Justice

Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, the LA Times reported that memos issued by Los Angeles District Attorney Geo ...

Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, the LA Times reported that memos issued by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón indicated in a major shift that “prosecutors can now seek to try juveniles as adults ...

February 21, 2022
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CA Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement in Prison Death Case; Family Lawyers Charge It Was a ‘Tragedy’ That Could Have Been ‘Averted’ by Prison Staff

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|Date: February 21, 2022
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CA Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement in Prison Death Case; Family Lawyers Charge It Was a ‘Tragedy’ That Could Have Been ‘Averted’ by Prison Staff

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will pay $3.5 million in a wrongful death case involving a woman beaten to death by her cellmate ins ...

February 21, 2022
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Oregon’s Wrongfully Convicted Aren’t Compensated for Years Lost in Prison – Some Want to Change That

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: February 21, 2022
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Oregon’s Wrongfully Convicted Aren’t Compensated for Years Lost in Prison – Some Want to Change That

By Ava Schwartzapfel PORTLAND, OR – Oregon is one of only a few states that does not compensate wrongfull ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel PORTLAND, OR – Oregon is one of only a few states that does not compensate wrongfully convicted prisoners after they are exonerated. Author Virginia Barreda for KGW.com writes tha ...

February 21, 2022
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‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: February 21, 2022
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‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa ...

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has approached criminal prosecution with a more progressive model. “In San Francisco, 7 ...

February 21, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Spitzer Losing Endorsements, but Reisig Has Stuck with Him So Far

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Spitzer Losing Endorsements, but Reisig Has Stuck with Him So Far

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The fallout from revelations about Orange Coun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The fallout from revelations about Orange County DA Todd Spitzer's comments about Black men during death penalty discussions have been severe ...

February 20, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Yolo Residents Not Fooled by DA’s Claims

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|Date: February 20, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Yolo Residents Not Fooled by DA’s Claims

By Cynthia Rodriguez The Davis Vanguard last week posted an editorial claiming the Yolo District Attorney ...

By Cynthia Rodriguez The Davis Vanguard last week posted an editorial claiming the Yolo District Attorney is running a campaign that is “masterful” in its level of deception about how well he has perf ...

February 20, 2022
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Looking Back: Supreme Court Whittles Down Right against Self-Incrimination

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|Date: February 20, 2022
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Looking Back: Supreme Court Whittles Down Right against Self-Incrimination

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

February 20, 2022
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Public Defender Groups Announce Free Legal Representation for Immigrants Involved in Hunger Strike to Protest ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at New York Facility

Posted by Keana Sauray
|Date: February 20, 2022
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Public Defender Groups Announce Free Legal Representation for Immigrants Involved in Hunger Strike to Protest ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at New York Facility

By Keana Sauray NEW YORK, NY - After the hunger strike of detained immigrants at the Orange County Correc ...

By Keana Sauray NEW YORK, NY - After the hunger strike of detained immigrants at the Orange County Correctional facility, New York Public Defenders Alexandra Lopez, Chi Nguyen, and Daniel Ball issued ...

February 20, 2022
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NAACP Demands Accountability for Wave of Bomb Threats against HBCUs

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: February 20, 2022
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NAACP Demands Accountability for Wave of Bomb Threats against HBCUs

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC - The DC branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Col ...

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC - The DC branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has demanded full accountability, arrests and prosecution of those individuals resp ...

February 20, 2022
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SF District Attorney Boudin Notes San Francisco Rape Kits May Have Been Used to Incriminate Victims

Posted by Katherine Coviello
|Date: February 20, 2022
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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 databa ...

By Katherine Coviello SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Sexual assault victims’ DNA profiles were entered into a database that is used to identify potential suspects in other investigations by the San Francisco pol ...

February 20, 2022
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Commentary: Republicans Attack Innocence Project Attorney, Calling Her Soft on Crime

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|Date: February 19, 2022
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Commentary: Republicans Attack Innocence Project Attorney, Calling Her Soft on Crime

By Rory Fleming On paper, Nina Morrison is eminently qualified to be a new judge for the United States Di ...

By Rory Fleming On paper, Nina Morrison is eminently qualified to be a new judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. A former executive director of the Innocence ...

February 19, 2022
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