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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

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|Date: November 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots— ...

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots—17 and 20—that are of major significance in the quest for true criminal justice reform. Califor ...

November 23, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

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|Date: November 20, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney Gener ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the wardens of Terre Haute Correctional Complex and Federal Medical Center ...

November 20, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the pres ...

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the presidential race all the way down to municipal ballot initiatives. One exciting indication of just ...

November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police

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|Date: November 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police

by Marshal Arnwine To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of George Floyd’s execution ...

by Marshal Arnwine To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of George Floyd’s execution by police on a Minneapolis street. Nor can I bring myself to view the countless other recordin ...

November 03, 2020
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Sacramento Prosecutor Wants $1 Million Bail, Defense Wants $200K – Judge Refuses Both

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|Date: October 27, 2020
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Sacramento Prosecutor Wants $1 Million Bail, Defense Wants $200K – Judge Refuses Both

By Cailin Garcia SACRAMENTO — Here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Assistant Public Defender ...

By Cailin Garcia SACRAMENTO — Here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Assistant Public Defender Damien Jovel asked Judge Patrick Marlette to reconsider his decision to deny bail to defendant ...

October 27, 2020
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ACLU, NLG & Black Lives Matter Letter Calls for Investigation of LA Sheriff’s Department

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|Date: October 24, 2020
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ACLU, NLG & Black Lives Matter Letter Calls for Investigation of LA Sheriff’s Department

By Phoebe Glick LOS ANGELES — Citing numerous abuses by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the ACLU Fo ...

By Phoebe Glick LOS ANGELES — Citing numerous abuses by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California called on the Attorney General to investigate the LASD late thi ...

October 24, 2020
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ACLU Files Brief in Support of Motion to Reopen Case of Woman Convicted of Murder for Stillborn Birth

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|Date: October 22, 2020
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ACLU Files Brief in Support of Motion to Reopen Case of Woman Convicted of Murder for Stillborn Birth

By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO— The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed briefs in suppor ...

By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO— The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed briefs in support of a motion to allow for Adora Perez, who is serving 11 years in prison for manslaughter afte ...

October 22, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on th ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on the California ballot Nov. 3 is Proposition 20. And, if passed, Prop 20 would undo important cri ...

October 13, 2020
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Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic

By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacrame ...

By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacramento County from February to August of this year, with COVID-19 stay-at-home orders to blame. Do ...

October 13, 2020
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San Francisco Anti-Police Violence Activists Sue City Police for Illegal Surveillance

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|Date: October 10, 2020
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San Francisco Anti-Police Violence Activists Sue City Police for Illegal Surveillance

By Jose Medina SAN FRANCISCO – Activists face constant threats to their movements, and to themselves—anti ...

By Jose Medina SAN FRANCISCO – Activists face constant threats to their movements, and to themselves—anti-racist movements not only have to contend with systemic racism, but also with the infringement ...

October 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Man Goes to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – What Prosecutors Can Do about It

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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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 on ...

Habitual offender statutes, known in some states as “three strikes” laws, are a relic of failed “tough on crime” policies that have had devastating consequences for families and communities across the ...

October 05, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

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|Date: September 29, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Cour ...

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Court last week to present proof of his enrollment in a court-ordered rehabilitation program, when ...

September 29, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

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|Date: September 16, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trail ...

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trails, grassy hills, and strikingly green flora. But this beautiful park is now the center of a civ ...

September 16, 2020
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From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die

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|Date: September 05, 2020
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From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die

By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration fro ...

By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration from Katrina to COVID" on the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the program discussed the ter ...

September 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About

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|Date: September 02, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About

Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, ...

Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, and brutally attacked journalists, legal observers, and medics. By Abdullah Hasan Day after day ...

September 02, 2020
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ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Discriminatory Practices in Maricopa County (AZ) Attorney’s Office

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|Date: August 31, 2020
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ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Discriminatory Practices in Maricopa County (AZ) Attorney’s Office

By Cailin Garcia MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — In 2018, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) was given a si ...

By Cailin Garcia MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — In 2018, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) was given a simple request by the ACLU—to be transparent with the public about how it operates. Now, two year ...

August 31, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

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|Date: August 27, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to a ...

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to address bad cops who manage to dodge discipline and get hired by another law enforcement agency ...

August 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

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|Date: August 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

By Paige Fernandez Almost exactly six years after NYPD officers murdered Eric Garner in New York City, Mi ...

By Paige Fernandez Almost exactly six years after NYPD officers murdered Eric Garner in New York City, Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd. Activists, advocates, and protestors are still ...

August 24, 2020
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ACLU REPORT: Police Fatally Shoot/Kill People of Color at Same Rate During Pandemic

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|Date: August 21, 2020
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ACLU REPORT: Police Fatally Shoot/Kill People of Color at Same Rate During Pandemic

By Anais Cortes The ACLU’s recent research report, “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Tim ...

By Anais Cortes The ACLU’s recent research report, “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time of COVID-19,” offers a systematic review of the persistence of police brutality—specifically ...

August 21, 2020
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Half of ICE Facility Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 after Federal Judge Orders Tests

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: August 16, 2020
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Half of ICE Facility Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 after Federal Judge Orders Tests

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The Vanguard has learned that IC ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The Vanguard has learned that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been ordered – in a late Friday emergency ruli ...

August 16, 2020
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