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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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Commentary: Yolo DA Position on Bail Even More Baffling

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|Date: September 23, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Position on Bail Even More Baffling

By David M. Greenwald One of the more baffling things about the Yolo DA’s position on zero bail is that t ...

By David M. Greenwald One of the more baffling things about the Yolo DA’s position on zero bail is that the office really seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth at the same time. Is this ...

September 23, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?

By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted m ...

By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted murder after being arrested on September 15, less than a month after being placed on felony prob ...

September 21, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a ...

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a system that involves accountability, decarceration, and the humanization of those in/released f ...

September 21, 2020
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Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

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|Date: September 19, 2020
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Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

By Phoebe Glick CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT — Cash bail has been eliminated in Chittenden County, Vermont, ...

By Phoebe Glick CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT — Cash bail has been eliminated in Chittenden County, Vermont, following nearly a year of deliberation on the practice by State Attorney Sarah F. George’s of ...

September 19, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Considers Youth’s Ability to Pay Bail, Allows Zero Bail Release

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|Date: September 06, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Considers Youth’s Ability to Pay Bail, Allows Zero Bail Release

By Danae Snell SACRAMENTO – It’s not that common that judges take into consideration a defendant’s abilit ...

By Danae Snell SACRAMENTO – It’s not that common that judges take into consideration a defendant’s ability to pay when setting bail—bail is set for a crime, and those with the wherewithal can bail out ...

September 06, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Order Ushers in New Era of Bail in State?

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|Date: August 28, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Order Ushers in New Era of Bail in State?

By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – An order from the state’s highest court could be groundbreaking in a move ...

By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – An order from the state’s highest court could be groundbreaking in a move to reform the state’s current bail system, an issue supported by the California Attorney Gener ...

August 28, 2020
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Attorney General Xavier Becerra Argues CA Supreme Court End Unaffordable Bail in California

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|Date: August 21, 2020
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Attorney General Xavier Becerra Argues CA Supreme Court End Unaffordable Bail in California

By Dominique Kato STATE CAPITOL – Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday made the California First ...

By Dominique Kato STATE CAPITOL – Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday made the California First District Court of Appeal’s ruling in In re Humphrey binding on trial courts while its review of ...

August 21, 2020
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Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications

By Phoebe Glick FRESNO - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresn ...

By Phoebe Glick FRESNO - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresno Superior Court—have shifted their procedures in order to protect the public, with startling i ...

August 07, 2020
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Progressive Philly DA Disappointed PA Supreme Court Fails to Act to Reform Philly’s Broken Cash Bail System

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|Date: July 30, 2020
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Progressive Philly DA Disappointed PA Supreme Court Fails to Act to Reform Philly’s Broken Cash Bail System

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision not to act to reform “Philadelp ...

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision not to act to reform “Philadelphia’s unjust and inefficient cash bail system” was a disappointment, said Philadelphia District ...

July 30, 2020
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San Francisco Ends Zero Bail Policy, Draws Criticism from DA and Public Defender

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|Date: June 20, 2020
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San Francisco Ends Zero Bail Policy, Draws Criticism from DA and Public Defender

San Francisco, unlike other counties, made the decision to end the policy of zero bail during the COVID-1 ...

San Francisco, unlike other counties, made the decision to end the policy of zero bail during the COVID-19 pandemic. The zero-bail policy was designed to ensure that jail populations could be maintai ...

June 20, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Declares $800K Bail Excessive, Reduces to $225K after Defendant Intervenes

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|Date: June 16, 2020
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Sacramento Judge Declares $800K Bail Excessive, Reduces to $225K after Defendant Intervenes

By Angelina Caplanis SACRAMENTO — An expected simple scheduling hearing in Sacramento County Superior Cou ...

By Angelina Caplanis SACRAMENTO — An expected simple scheduling hearing in Sacramento County Superior Court last Friday, June 12, instead turned into a full-fledged bail review when defendant Majestic ...

June 16, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 68: Melissa Mark-Viverito Runs for Congress in the Bronx

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|Date: May 22, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 68: Melissa Mark-Viverito Runs for Congress in the Bronx

Melissa Mark-Viverito, born in Puerto Rico, has been a councilmember in New York City, representing areas ...

Melissa Mark-Viverito, born in Puerto Rico, has been a councilmember in New York City, representing areas of the Bronx for several terms, and she is running to replace longtime House of Representative ...

May 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail

Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new crime after being r ...

Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new crime after being released, they have failed to put the story in proper context. Nowhere do they let the media or ...

May 17, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 67 – Mimi Rocah, Westchester DA Candidate

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|Date: May 13, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 67 – Mimi Rocah, Westchester DA Candidate

Mimi Rocah is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, serving fro ...

Mimi Rocah is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, serving from February 2001 until October 2017. She is running for DA in Westchester County, NY. She is run ...

May 13, 2020
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SF Public Defenders Calls Zero Bail a Critical Tool to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Jails

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|Date: April 14, 2020
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SF Public Defenders Calls Zero Bail a Critical Tool to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Jails

Today’s Emergency Bail Schedule implementation means people should be released from jails throughout the ...

Today’s Emergency Bail Schedule implementation means people should be released from jails throughout the state starting at 5pm (From Press Release - SF Public Defender)--- On April 6, the Judicial Cou ...

April 14, 2020
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Reaction to the Judicial Council Reducing Bail to Zero

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|Date: April 07, 2020
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Reaction to the Judicial Council Reducing Bail to Zero

It was a highly anticipated move by the California Judicial Council and while we captured some reaction f ...

It was a highly anticipated move by the California Judicial Council and while we captured some reaction from across the state – but interestingly enough, other than Jackie Lacey, a DA facing a runoff ...

April 07, 2020
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Fashion Line Profits to Go to National Cash Bail Network Fund in Response to COVID-19

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|Date: April 07, 2020
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Fashion Line Profits to Go to National Cash Bail Network Fund in Response to COVID-19

By Murcel Rahimi GRAND RAPIDS, MI- With the coronavirus pandemic expanding, many prisons across the natio ...

By Murcel Rahimi GRAND RAPIDS, MI- With the coronavirus pandemic expanding, many prisons across the nation are working to release eligible incarcerated individuals to prevent the further spread of the ...

April 07, 2020
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