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 California…
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 –…
Bail Reform Efforts Become a Two-Year Bill
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento – In 2020, the California voters defeated a measure that…
Michigan Welcomes Newly-Elected Progressive Prosecutors
By John Arceno DETROIT, MI — Prosecutors are elected in Michigan once every four years, and, said…
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…
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….
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 revision…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick
By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA – Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm…
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 day, jails…
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…
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…
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…
California Capitol Watch: Bail Reform, Plan B
By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and required…