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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and ...

By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and required most people arrested for misdemeanors to be released within 12 hours (except people ch ...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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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?

Posted by David Greenwald
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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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