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Report Finds Courts in Bay Area Are Ignoring Humphrey Bail Ruling

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|Date: April 25, 2022
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Report Finds Courts in Bay Area Are Ignoring Humphrey Bail Ruling

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A report last week from the Silicon Valley De-Bug, ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A report last week from the Silicon Valley De-Bug, “Discord & Inaction: Bail and Detention Decisions One Year After Humphrey” evaluated the im ...

April 25, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 149: Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball

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|Date: April 04, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 149: Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball. Among the topics we d ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Santa Clara Law Professor David Ball. Among the topics we discuss are his work on the Corrections Committee of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section where he ...

April 04, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 144 – Michigan Prosecutor Eli Savit Talks about Reform in Ann Arbor

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|Date: February 28, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 144 – Michigan Prosecutor Eli Savit Talks about Reform in Ann Arbor

In 2020, Eli Savit rode a wave of progressive prosecutorial successes to victory in Washtenaw County, Mic ...

In 2020, Eli Savit rode a wave of progressive prosecutorial successes to victory in Washtenaw County, Michigan, the home of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For the most part, Savit has avoide ...

February 28, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor

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|Date: January 31, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor

Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and fees and i ...

Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and fees and is the author of the recent book, Profit and Punishment How America Criminalizes the Poor in the ...

January 31, 2022
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Sacramento DA Candidates Clash on Key Issues Saturday at Candidates Forum

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|Date: January 23, 2022
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Sacramento DA Candidates Clash on Key Issues Saturday at Candidates Forum

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - There is an open seat for the Sacramento DA in 20 ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - There is an open seat for the Sacramento DA in 2022 as incumbent Anne Marie Schubert is running for attorney general and that opens the field fo ...

January 23, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Bail Reform Under Scrutiny After Pre-Trial Release of Smash and Grab Suspects – But Why?

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|Date: December 05, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Bail Reform Under Scrutiny After Pre-Trial Release of Smash and Grab Suspects – But Why?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week LAPD and LA City Officials announced the arrest of 14 pe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week LAPD and LA City Officials announced the arrest of 14 people for a string of smash-and-grab robberies. At the same time, both Los Angeles Police Chief ...

December 05, 2021
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Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System

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|Date: November 12, 2021
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Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System

By Jake Wylie and Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Across the United States, multiple states, including W ...

By Jake Wylie and Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Across the United States, multiple states, including West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and New Jersey are attempting to reform their money bail system. ...

November 12, 2021
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DA Krasner Uses Tarik Bey Case to Exemplify Inadequacy of Cash Bail System

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|Date: October 20, 2021
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DA Krasner Uses Tarik Bey Case to Exemplify Inadequacy of Cash Bail System

By Angelina Sang PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner announced this week charges ag ...

By Angelina Sang PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner announced this week charges against Tarik Bey, and used Bey’s case to demonstrate the inadequacy of the cash bail system at m ...

October 20, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 126: San Joaquin DA Tori Verber Salazar – Conservative Reformer

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|Date: October 18, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 126: San Joaquin DA Tori Verber Salazar – Conservative Reformer

In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the Cali ...

In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the California District Attorney Association (CDAA) after noting the organization has been opposing cri ...

October 18, 2021
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New York Officials Demand District Attorneys Cease ‘Reckless’ Bail Practices as Rikers Crisis Escalates

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|Date: October 08, 2021
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New York Officials Demand District Attorneys Cease ‘Reckless’ Bail Practices as Rikers Crisis Escalates

By Gina Kim NEW YORK, NY - The past year, pretrial numbers on Rikers Island surged – creating a crisis – ...

By Gina Kim NEW YORK, NY - The past year, pretrial numbers on Rikers Island surged – creating a crisis – because the city’s five District Attorneys sought bail in almost every case, according to a let ...

October 08, 2021
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Bail Reform Efforts Become a Two-Year Bill

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|Date: September 11, 2021
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Bail Reform Efforts Become a Two-Year Bill

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento – In 2020, the California voters defeated a measure tha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento – In 2020, the California voters defeated a measure that would have ratified SB 10. The measure was put on the ballot by the bail industry, but its d ...

September 11, 2021
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Michigan Welcomes Newly-Elected Progressive Prosecutors

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|Date: August 13, 2021
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Michigan Welcomes Newly-Elected Progressive Prosecutors

By John Arceno DETROIT, MI — Prosecutors are elected in Michigan once every four years, and, said Detroi ...

By John Arceno DETROIT, MI — Prosecutors are elected in Michigan once every four years, and, said Detroit Today’s Molly Ryan, they hold an important role in the judicial system as they decide which c ...

August 13, 2021
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Texas Bail Reform Bill Attracts Critics: Alec Karakatsanis and the Houston Chronicle

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|Date: July 12, 2021
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Texas Bail Reform Bill Attracts Critics: Alec Karakatsanis and the Houston Chronicle

By Raïssa Ngoma & Eric Grammatico AUSTIN, TX - Texas Senators assembled late last week in a special s ...

By Raïssa Ngoma & Eric Grammatico AUSTIN, TX - Texas Senators assembled late last week in a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss 11 topics on his agenda—and Texas Republicans adva ...

July 12, 2021
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Spikes in Crime During COVID Make It More Difficult for Police Reformers Nationwide

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|Date: June 25, 2021
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Spikes in Crime During COVID Make It More Difficult for Police Reformers Nationwide

By Luke Kyaw and Nina Hall NEW YORK – It’s no secret that in 2020 the U.S. saw massive spikes in some cri ...

By Luke Kyaw and Nina Hall NEW YORK – It’s no secret that in 2020 the U.S. saw massive spikes in some crime across the nation. New York alone saw 150 more homicides and 750 more shootings compared to ...

June 25, 2021
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CA Legislature Rejects Gov’s Faulty Plan to Boost Pretrial Pilot Programs; Coalition Urges ‘Community-based Pretrial Services’

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|Date: June 08, 2021
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CA Legislature Rejects Gov’s Faulty Plan to Boost Pretrial Pilot Programs; Coalition Urges ‘Community-based Pretrial Services’

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Legislature has rejected Gov. Newsom’s May budget revisi ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Legislature has rejected Gov. Newsom’s May budget revision to add more than $200 million over the next several years to controversial pretrial programs ...

June 08, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 110: Humphrey Decision’s Impact on Bail and Pretrial Detention in SF and California

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|Date: June 07, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 110: Humphrey Decision’s Impact on Bail and Pretrial Detention in SF and California

When the California Supreme Court ruled in March, in the Humphrey decision, that the judges are required ...

When the California Supreme Court ruled in March, in the Humphrey decision, that the judges are required to consider a person’s ability to pay when setting their bail amounts, a big question was wheth ...

June 07, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What Larry Krasner’s Primary Win Means for Criminal Legal Reform – and How He Can Go Further

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|Date: May 29, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What Larry Krasner’s Primary Win Means for Criminal Legal Reform – and How He Can Go Further

Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work ...

Krasner has tackled some of the great injustices that his predecessors carried out. He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal legal system in Philadelphia. By Reggie Shuford The ...

May 29, 2021
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Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented

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|Date: May 25, 2021
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Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – When the California Supreme Court ruled in March in the Humphrey de ...

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – When the California Supreme Court ruled in March in the Humphrey decision, that the judges are required to consider a person’s ability to pay when setting their b ...

May 25, 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

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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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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