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Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California

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|Date: November 17, 2019
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Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California

By Candice Francis There is a story we tell ourselves about being American. Much of it is a lie. Two date ...

By Candice Francis There is a story we tell ourselves about being American. Much of it is a lie. Two dates that students throughout the country are required to memorize to inform an American identity ...

November 17, 2019
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What Comes After the First Step?

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|Date: October 26, 2019
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What Comes After the First Step?

The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to out ...

The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to outline their plans for fixing the First Step Act By Kanya Bennett This weekend, presidential hope ...

October 26, 2019
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Find Out Whether Lamar Johnson Is Innocent of Murder

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|Date: October 25, 2019
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Find Out Whether Lamar Johnson Is Innocent of Murder

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is ...

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is the latest example of the powers that be standing in the way of justice. By Somil Trivedi and A ...

October 25, 2019
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California to Allow Election Day Registration to be Available at Every California Polling Site

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|Date: October 24, 2019
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California to Allow Election Day Registration to be Available at Every California Polling Site

Governor Newsom earlier this month signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg ...

Governor Newsom earlier this month signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) to allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at all ...

October 24, 2019
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Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis

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|Date: October 19, 2019
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Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis

The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing polici ...

The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing policies, and learning from people impacted by our criminal legal system. This is how we can end the ...

October 19, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

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|Date: October 13, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New La ...

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law AB 45 will eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in California jails an ...

October 13, 2019
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California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

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|Date: October 12, 2019
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California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the pu ...

AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with body cams, which were promised for police transparency and accountability (From Press ...

October 12, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series o ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely unheralded – but key – bills this week creating new laws that mostly benefit either t ...

October 11, 2019
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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

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|Date: October 07, 2019
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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had ...

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had sought relief before turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, granted a stay of execution for Randy ...

October 07, 2019
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Trump Administration Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President

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|Date: October 05, 2019
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Trump Administration Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President

By Manar Waheed The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fisca ...

By Manar Waheed The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fiscal year, taking another step in its agenda to dismantle the program that has long provided prote ...

October 05, 2019
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White Supremacist Violence Is on the Rise

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|Date: September 28, 2019
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White Supremacist Violence Is on the Rise

By Hina Shamsi In response to the increase in white supremacist violence, Congress has been holding heari ...

By Hina Shamsi In response to the increase in white supremacist violence, Congress has been holding hearings — including one today — on the urgent need to address it. But, rather than getting to the b ...

September 28, 2019
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California Legislature Votes to Make Election Day Registration Available at Every Polling Site

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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California Legislature Votes to Make Election Day Registration Available at Every Polling Site

SB 72 will ensure that all voters who wish to are able to register and cast a vote on Election Day (From ...

SB 72 will ensure that all voters who wish to are able to register and cast a vote on Election Day (From Press Release – ACLU-California)–Today, the California Legislature approved SB 72, legislation ...

September 12, 2019
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‘No Knock’ Warrants Spur Wave of Civil Rights Lawsuits

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|Date: September 07, 2019
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‘No Knock’ Warrants Spur Wave of Civil Rights Lawsuits

Police are accused of lying to obtain the warrants to conduct military-style raids on the homes of poor p ...

Police are accused of lying to obtain the warrants to conduct military-style raids on the homes of poor people and people of color. By Joshua Vaughn On Sept. 5, 2017, Derrick Davis was preparing a mea ...

September 07, 2019
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Constitutional Amendment Would Restore Voting Rights to Parolees Passes CA Assembly

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|Date: September 06, 2019
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Constitutional Amendment Would Restore Voting Rights to Parolees Passes CA Assembly

The amendment would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. (From Press Release - ...

The amendment would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. (From Press Release - ACLU) – Today the California State Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6, w ...

September 06, 2019
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Our Democracy Needs Everyone, Including People on Parole

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|Date: September 03, 2019
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Our Democracy Needs Everyone, Including People on Parole

By Brittany Stonesifer After a parole board granted Richard Mireles his freedom earlier this year, he was ...

By Brittany Stonesifer After a parole board granted Richard Mireles his freedom earlier this year, he was shocked to learn that he still couldn’t cast a vote in California, the state he had lived in s ...

September 03, 2019
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The Death Penalty and Racism

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|Date: August 26, 2019
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The Death Penalty and Racism

By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants ...

By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants to strike the death penalty from their cases if they could show that racial discrimination was ...

August 26, 2019
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California Is Pushing People Deeper into Poverty by Towing Their Cars for Non-Safety Reasons

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|Date: August 24, 2019
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California Is Pushing People Deeper into Poverty by Towing Their Cars for Non-Safety Reasons

By Maya Ingram Living in California is already expensive enough for working families – paying rent, payin ...

By Maya Ingram Living in California is already expensive enough for working families – paying rent, paying for childcare, putting food on the table, etc. – without also having to pay to retrieve a tow ...

August 24, 2019
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Governor Newsom Signed AB 392, Police Threaten Slowdown

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|Date: August 21, 2019
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Governor Newsom Signed AB 392, Police Threaten Slowdown

A good day for police accountability reveals the 'us vs. them' mentality rampant in law enforcement By Sa ...

A good day for police accountability reveals the 'us vs. them' mentality rampant in law enforcement By Sarah Lustbader Yesterday seemed by all accounts a good day for police accountability. Scholars r ...

August 21, 2019
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Corrections Officer Drives into Crowd of Protesters with Pickup Truck, Resigns

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|Date: August 18, 2019
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Corrections Officer Drives into Crowd of Protesters with Pickup Truck, Resigns

By Ashoka Mukpo A senior corrections officer at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island has resigned ...

By Ashoka Mukpo A senior corrections officer at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island has resigned after being placed on administrative leave for driving his pickup truck into a crowd of peacef ...

August 18, 2019
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Barr is Stuck in the ’90s on Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: August 16, 2019
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Barr is Stuck in the ’90s on Criminal Justice Reform

By Udi Ofer Almost five years to the day of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Misso ...

By Udi Ofer Almost five years to the day of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Attorney General William Barr descended on New Orleans to deliver a major policy address. ...

August 16, 2019
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