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Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

Posted by Sunny Zhou
|Date: March 22, 2023
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Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling th ...

By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling the fentanyl and opioid crisis following a visit to the San Ysidro Port of Entry this week. Accor ...

March 22, 2023
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LAPD Officer Found Guilty of Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: March 22, 2023
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LAPD Officer Found Guilty of Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

By Ivan Villegas LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles Police Officer Alejandro Castillo was found guilty Tuesday ...

By Ivan Villegas LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles Police Officer Alejandro Castillo was found guilty Tuesday of perjury and filing a false police report in a 2019 driving under the influence investigatio ...

March 22, 2023
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Commentary: Justice Is Blind…Deaf and Dumb

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|Date: March 21, 2023
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Commentary: Justice Is Blind…Deaf and Dumb

By El Presynt It's almost cliché to hear how blind Justice is, but I'm of the negative opinion to such a ...

By El Presynt It's almost cliché to hear how blind Justice is, but I'm of the negative opinion to such a notion. When you have money, power and influence, Justice sees everything. She sees behind ever ...

March 21, 2023
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State Bar Suggests Implementing Rule Compelling Attorneys to Report Misconduct

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: March 21, 2023
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State Bar Suggests Implementing Rule Compelling Attorneys to Report Misconduct

By Michael McCutcheon, Zainab Antepli and Marisol Franco LOS ANGELES, CA - The State Bar of California Bo ...

By Michael McCutcheon, Zainab Antepli and Marisol Franco LOS ANGELES, CA - The State Bar of California Board of Trustees late last week announced a 45-day public comment period for two alternatives to ...

March 21, 2023
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Report Findings Suggest New York’s Reform Law Impacts Recidivism

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 21, 2023
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Report Findings Suggest New York’s Reform Law Impacts Recidivism

By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY - Rene Ropac and Michal Rempel published a report investigating New York’s b ...

By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY - Rene Ropac and Michal Rempel published a report investigating New York’s bail reform law, and how it impacts - or not - recidivism, Ropac and Rempel with support from ...

March 21, 2023
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On ‘Dr. Phil,’ Executive Director of Prosecutors Alliance Calls for Reform of ‘Broken Justice System’

Posted by Caleigh Carlisle
|Date: March 21, 2023
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On ‘Dr. Phil,’ Executive Director of Prosecutors Alliance Calls for Reform of ‘Broken Justice System’

By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA - Cristine DeBerry, Executive Director of the Prosecutors Alliance of ...

By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA - Cristine DeBerry, Executive Director of the Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC), stated earlier this week during an interview with Dr. Phil that change is ne ...

March 21, 2023
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Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

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|Date: March 20, 2023
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Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

By Sam McCann There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities safer. But the ...

By Sam McCann There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities safer. But the drivers and markers of it—from local budgets to jails and prisons—are infrequently studied and ...

March 20, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: March 20, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil ri ...

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil rights and personal injury attorney, Ben Crump, along with his co-counsel Jake Brown and Brice Ti ...

March 20, 2023
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Virginia Prosecutor, After Refusing to Prosecute Some Low Level Crimes, Beats Back Political Attempt to Cut Budget

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: March 20, 2023
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Virginia Prosecutor, After Refusing to Prosecute Some Low Level Crimes, Beats Back Political Attempt to Cut Budget

By Paloma Sifuentes LEESBURG, VA - Loudoun County Supervisors voted 6-3 last week to allow Loudoun County ...

By Paloma Sifuentes LEESBURG, VA - Loudoun County Supervisors voted 6-3 last week to allow Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj to continue to handle misdemeanors cases the way she want ...

March 20, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorney Asks Court to Overrule Coroner Report, Charges New Evidence in Angelo Quinto Death Caused by Antioch Police

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: March 20, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorney Asks Court to Overrule Coroner Report, Charges New Evidence in Angelo Quinto Death Caused by Antioch Police

By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA - A filing of a petition for Writ of Mandate against the County of Contra ...

By Rena Abdusalam OAKLAND, CA - A filing of a petition for Writ of Mandate against the County of Contra Costa and the County’s Coroner's Office was announced Friday by civil rights attorney John Burr ...

March 20, 2023
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Looking Back: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Complex DiSimone Case

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|Date: March 19, 2023
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Looking Back: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Complex DiSimone Case

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 ...

March 19, 2023
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California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model

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|Date: March 19, 2023
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California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model

By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward reinv ...

By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward reinventing San Quentin Prison into a Scandinavian model of incarceration. The L.A. Times reports th ...

March 19, 2023
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Brennan Center Notes History of Incarceration Reduction and a Proposal to Improve on it Via Funding

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: March 19, 2023
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Brennan Center Notes History of Incarceration Reduction and a Proposal to Improve on it Via Funding

By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY - The Brennan Center for Justice proposed the Public Safety and Prison Redu ...

By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY - The Brennan Center for Justice proposed the Public Safety and Prison Reduction Act this week with what it says is the goal of funding to reduce the prison population an ...

March 19, 2023
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Stop W.O.K.E. Act Continues to Be Blocked in Florida, Claims ACLU

Posted by Kaylee Blanco
|Date: March 19, 2023
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Stop W.O.K.E. Act Continues to Be Blocked in Florida, Claims ACLU

By Kaylee Pearlman ORLANDO, FL - The “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act” (Stop W.O.K.E. Act ...

By Kaylee Pearlman ORLANDO, FL - The “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act” (Stop W.O.K.E. Act) continues to be blocked by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, according to the ACLU this ...

March 19, 2023
| by Kaylee Blanco

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ACLU Opposes SF Lawmaker’s ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ Facial Recognition Bill

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: March 19, 2023
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ACLU Opposes SF Lawmaker’s ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ Facial Recognition Bill

By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO - The ACLU this week heavily criticized a California measure by San Fran ...

By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO - The ACLU this week heavily criticized a California measure by San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting (D) that “purports to limit the use of face surveillance, but…le ...

March 19, 2023
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Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 19, 2023
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Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: The Vera Institute of Justice launched a new data pub providing compre ...

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: The Vera Institute of Justice launched a new data pub providing comprehensive information on mass incarceration in California this week. From 23 different sources, “ ...

March 19, 2023
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‘Economist’ Opinion: Potential Benefits of Cocaine Legalization Domestically and in the Western Hemisphere

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: March 18, 2023
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‘Economist’ Opinion: Potential Benefits of Cocaine Legalization Domestically and in the Western Hemisphere

By Ramneet Singh LONDON, England - The Economist wrote this week that legalizing cocaine would allow for ...

By Ramneet Singh LONDON, England - The Economist wrote this week that legalizing cocaine would allow for “safer cocaine, safer streets and greater political stability in the Americas.” The article ope ...

March 18, 2023
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Sentencing Law and Policy: Encouraging Big-City Homicide Trends Continuing into 2023

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: March 18, 2023
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Sentencing Law and Policy: Encouraging Big-City Homicide Trends Continuing into 2023

By Perla Brito COLUMBUS, OH - In law Professor Douglas A. Berman’s most recent blog post, he cites a post ...

By Perla Brito COLUMBUS, OH - In law Professor Douglas A. Berman’s most recent blog post, he cites a post from Jan. 28, 2023, where he again flagged a AH Datalytics webpage’s “YTD Murder Comparison” D ...

March 18, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 18, 2023
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Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published a flagship report, Mass Incarcerat ...

By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA - Prison Policy Initiative published a flagship report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023, a comprehensive view on mass incarceration this week. The Prison Polic ...

March 18, 2023
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New York District Attorney’s Opioid Crisis Proposed Solutions Ineffective, According to Justice Not Fear Group

Posted by Jariah Moore
|Date: March 18, 2023
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New York District Attorney’s Opioid Crisis Proposed Solutions Ineffective, According to Justice Not Fear Group

By Jariah Moore SUFFOLK, NY - Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s proposed solutions here to t ...

By Jariah Moore SUFFOLK, NY - Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s proposed solutions here to the opioid crisis in response to fentanyl overdoses are likely to inflict more harm than good, e ...

March 18, 2023
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