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Guest Commentary: California’s New Attorney General Has a Reputation As a Criminal Justice Reformer, but His Biggest Test Is Yet to Come

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|Date: May 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: California’s New Attorney General Has a Reputation As a Criminal Justice Reformer, but His Biggest Test Is Yet to Come

Rob Bonta’s career has hinged on the idea that the law can be used to engender social justice. His elevat ...

Rob Bonta’s career has hinged on the idea that the law can be used to engender social justice. His elevation to California’s “top cop” position, where he will become responsible for the vast bureaucra ...

May 04, 2021
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Commentary: Sac DA Decides to Run for AG; Potential Battle Between Reformer and Law and Order Could Ensue

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Commentary: Sac DA Decides to Run for AG; Potential Battle Between Reformer and Law and Order Could Ensue

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – No sooner had Rob Bonta been sworn in as AG than he has been chall ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – No sooner had Rob Bonta been sworn in as AG than he has been challenged for his first election in 2022. Sacramento DA Ann Marie Schubert has served two terms an ...

April 28, 2021
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Calling It a First Step, Supporters of Bail Reform Respond to Humphrey Ruling

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|Date: March 25, 2021
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Calling It a First Step, Supporters of Bail Reform Respond to Humphrey Ruling

by David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Early on Thursday, the California Supreme Court called the prac ...

by David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Early on Thursday, the California Supreme Court called the practice “conditioning freedom solely on whether an arrestee can afford bail,” “unconstitutional.” ...

March 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court ...

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court while stopping short of declaring cash bail unconstitutional, rule in a unanimous opinion writ ...

March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

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|Date: March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference in San Francisco. Given the expectation that Governor Newsom was going name his AG pick on We ...

March 25, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Virtually No One Is Dangerous Enough to Justify Jail

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|Date: March 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Virtually No One Is Dangerous Enough to Justify Jail

A common sense cost-benefit analysis of pretrial detention. By Sandra Mayson and Megan Stevenson Every da ...

A common sense cost-benefit analysis of pretrial detention. By Sandra Mayson and Megan Stevenson Every day, jails in the U.S. hold close to half a million people who are legally presumed innocent. Whe ...

March 24, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 98: County County Prosecutor Kim Foxx

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|Date: March 22, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 98: County County Prosecutor Kim Foxx

Kim Foxx is trying to reform one of the most notorious counties in the Country - see what she is doing ab ...

Kim Foxx is trying to reform one of the most notorious counties in the Country - see what she is doing about issues like wrongful convictions, police shootings and bail reform. Kim Foxx took over in t ...

March 22, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

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|Date: March 17, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple ...

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple scandals in the previous DA’s office, defeated the incumbent DA Tony Rackaukas with support fro ...

March 17, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 95: Alec Karakatsanis on Bail Reform and Humphrey Case

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|Date: March 04, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 95: Alec Karakatsanis on Bail Reform and Humphrey Case

In January Alec Karakatsanis argued in the Humphrey case before the Supreme Court of California on the ne ...

In January Alec Karakatsanis argued in the Humphrey case before the Supreme Court of California on the need to end cash bail. Alec is a civil rights lawyer, social justice advocate founder and Executi ...

March 04, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bail Reform, Plan B

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|Date: February 28, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bail Reform, Plan B

By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and ...

By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and required most people arrested for misdemeanors to be released within 12 hours (except people ch ...

February 28, 2021
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Philly DA Larry Krasner Announces Bail Review Expansion Thanks to Increased Funds

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|Date: February 14, 2021
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Philly DA Larry Krasner Announces Bail Review Expansion Thanks to Increased Funds

By Kelly Moran PHILADELPHIA–– An Early Bail Review Program will be expanded on March 1, 2021, to include ...

By Kelly Moran PHILADELPHIA–– An Early Bail Review Program will be expanded on March 1, 2021, to include defendants with bails of $250,00 or less, announced District Attorney Larry Krasner this past w ...

February 14, 2021
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Los Angeles County DA Gascón – Despite Critics – Determined to End Cash Bail System

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|Date: January 09, 2021
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Los Angeles County DA Gascón – Despite Critics – Determined to End Cash Bail System

By Tanya Decendario LOS ANGELES - District Attorney George Gascón is determined to end the unjust money b ...

By Tanya Decendario LOS ANGELES - District Attorney George Gascón is determined to end the unjust money bail system in Los Angeles County – critics argue the money bail system allows wealthy individua ...

January 09, 2021
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After a Year Delay, California Supreme Court Finally Hears Oral Argument on re Kenneth Humphrey Monetary Bail

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|Date: January 06, 2021
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After a Year Delay, California Supreme Court Finally Hears Oral Argument on re Kenneth Humphrey Monetary Bail

By Macy Lu SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court Tuesday held a long-anticipated oral argument to ...

By Macy Lu SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court Tuesday held a long-anticipated oral argument to review criticisms surrounding monetary bail—as evoked by the Kenneth Humphrey appellate opinion ...

January 06, 2021
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Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar

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|Date: December 14, 2020
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Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar

By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press Cl ...

By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press Club featured Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, campaign strategist Dana Williamson, ...

December 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Kyle Rittenhouse Bought His Freedom. Kalief Browder Could Not

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|Date: November 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Kyle Rittenhouse Bought His Freedom. Kalief Browder Could Not

The Rittenhouse case raises particularly pointed questions about what we are really talking about when we ...

The Rittenhouse case raises particularly pointed questions about what we are really talking about when we talk about bail. By Cori Bush Somewhere in America, right now, as you read this, a person—like ...

November 25, 2020
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CHICAGO STUDY: Bail Reforms Alleviate Financial Burden on Poor and Minority Defendants without Increasing Overall Crime

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|Date: November 21, 2020
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CHICAGO STUDY: Bail Reforms Alleviate Financial Burden on Poor and Minority Defendants without Increasing Overall Crime

By Linhchi Nguyen CHICAGO – Cook County’s bail reform – known as GO18.8A – created a presumption of relea ...

By Linhchi Nguyen CHICAGO – Cook County’s bail reform – known as GO18.8A – created a presumption of release without monetary bail for the large majority of felony defendants in Cook County and encoura ...

November 21, 2020
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Evaluating Criminal Justice Reform and Inclusion Propositions

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|Date: November 05, 2020
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Evaluating Criminal Justice Reform and Inclusion Propositions

By Dylan Ferguson and Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Propositions 17, 20, and 25 on the ballot Tuesday a ...

By Dylan Ferguson and Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Propositions 17, 20, and 25 on the ballot Tuesday all featured attempts to reform California’s criminal justice system—and not necessarily in a go ...

November 05, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA

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|Date: October 14, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA

Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among many running for the Man ...

Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among many running for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, a position currently held by Cy Vance, but it is unknown if ...

October 14, 2020
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Pros and Cons of Proposition 25 – Bail and Problematic Consequences for California’s Defendants

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Pros and Cons of Proposition 25 – Bail and Problematic Consequences for California’s Defendants

by Tiffany Devlin and Alana Bleimann CALIFORNIA – Voting has just begun, and California voters are facing ...

by Tiffany Devlin and Alana Bleimann CALIFORNIA – Voting has just begun, and California voters are facing a slew of ballot measure – that includes understanding what voting yes, or no, to Proposition ...

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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