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My View: Is CDCR Executing Incarcerated People at San Quentin by COVID?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2020
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My View: Is CDCR Executing Incarcerated People at San Quentin by COVID?

In March of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty in California, arguing at the time, " ...

In March of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty in California, arguing at the time, "Our death penalty system has been—by any measure—a failure." He wrote, "It has provided no publ ...

July 04, 2020
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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2020
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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joi ...

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joined together to announce the formation of local “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions” ...

July 02, 2020
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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

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|Date: June 26, 2020
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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecut ...

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College – spearheaded by Bay Area public defenders and San Francisco District A ...

June 26, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his offi ...

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his office work to promote racial justice, he invited them to join him in taking a racial equity pledge ...

June 25, 2020
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San Quentin Cases Soaring at 344 Cases, Triggering Concern and Attention from Reformers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2020
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San Quentin Cases Soaring at 344 Cases, Triggering Concern and Attention from Reformers

For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been tracking a ...

For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been tracking a startling and concerning rise of cases at San Quentin Prison. Yesterday, Aparna Komarla of the ...

June 24, 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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Four California DAs Call on Victims’ Compensation Board to Provide Support for Victims of Police Violence

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|Date: June 19, 2020
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Four California DAs Call on Victims’ Compensation Board to Provide Support for Victims of Police Violence

Vanguard Staff Last week, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announced a plan to provide victim support servic ...

Vanguard Staff Last week, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announced a plan to provide victim support services to victims of police violence in San Francisco. This week, he and three of his progressive ...

June 19, 2020
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Boudin Will Not Charge Cases That Rely on Officers with Serious Prior Misconduct

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|Date: June 16, 2020
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Boudin Will Not Charge Cases That Rely on Officers with Serious Prior Misconduct

For years, district attorneys working hand in hand with police have looked the other way and minimized po ...

For years, district attorneys working hand in hand with police have looked the other way and minimized police officers with spotty to bad records on officer misconduct and use of force. This despite ...

June 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Scrutinizing Bernie Sanders’ 10 New Prosecutor Endorsements

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|Date: June 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Scrutinizing Bernie Sanders’ 10 New Prosecutor Endorsements

By Rory Fleming When it comes to candidates for top prosecutor in many of America’s biggest cities, Berni ...

By Rory Fleming When it comes to candidates for top prosecutor in many of America’s biggest cities, Bernie Sanders’ previous endorsements have foreshadowed some of the most exciting. In 2019, the Sena ...

June 16, 2020
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SF DA’s Office Receives Grant to Expand Restorative Justice Diversion Program

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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SF DA’s Office Receives Grant to Expand Restorative Justice Diversion Program

One of the priorities of DA Chesa Boudin was to utilize more restorative justice programs as his office m ...

One of the priorities of DA Chesa Boudin was to utilize more restorative justice programs as his office moves away from standard models of prosecution and incarceration. On Thursday, they were awarde ...

June 12, 2020
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San Francisco DA Expands Support for Victims of Police Violence

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|Date: June 11, 2020
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San Francisco DA Expands Support for Victims of Police Violence

While the SF District Attorney’s Office provides a range of services for victims of crime, they were unab ...

While the SF District Attorney’s Office provides a range of services for victims of crime, they were unable to provide services for victims of police violence. But on Tuesday, San Francisco DA Chesa ...

June 11, 2020
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Judicial Council Considers Ending Emergency Bail Schedule

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2020
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Judicial Council Considers Ending Emergency Bail Schedule

The Judicial Council of California is considering ending its temporary emergency rules governing the emer ...

The Judicial Council of California is considering ending its temporary emergency rules governing the emergency bail schedule. The move comes as California begins a phased re-opening and the courts ar ...

June 10, 2020
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Prosecutors and Sheriff Talk about Decarceration during the COVID Pandemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2020
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Prosecutors and Sheriff Talk about Decarceration during the COVID Pandemic

On Friday, the Pretrial Justice Institute Hosted a discussion on the role of the prosecutor and sheriff i ...

On Friday, the Pretrial Justice Institute Hosted a discussion on the role of the prosecutor and sheriff in COVID-19 decarceration. Miriam Krinsky from Fair and Just Prosecution called COVID-19 “a tick ...

June 08, 2020
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San Francisco DA Launched New Policy to Protect Public from Police Misconduct and Abuse

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|Date: June 06, 2020
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San Francisco DA Launched New Policy to Protect Public from Police Misconduct and Abuse

San Francisco DA’s office has launched a new policy requiring prosecutors to review all available evidenc ...

San Francisco DA’s office has launched a new policy requiring prosecutors to review all available evidence before charging any cases involving allegations of resisting or obstructing police officers o ...

June 06, 2020
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San Francisco Moves Not to Hire Dirty, Dangerous Cops

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|Date: June 04, 2020
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San Francisco Moves Not to Hire Dirty, Dangerous Cops

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Peace officers with a known history of serious police misconduct canno ...

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Peace officers with a known history of serious police misconduct cannot be hired by the San Francisco Police Dept. or the San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept. under a revol ...

June 04, 2020
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Video Surfaces Showing SFPD Officer with Knee on Teenager’s Neck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2020
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Video Surfaces Showing SFPD Officer with Knee on Teenager’s Neck

With the nation up in arms over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, ...

With the nation up in arms over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a video emerged in San Francisco this weekend showing a SFPD officer using the same deadly tact ...

June 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Bay Area DAs Call on State Bar to Prevent Elected Prosecutors from Accepting Money or Endorsements from Law Enforcement Agencies

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 02, 2020
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Bay Area DAs Call on State Bar to Prevent Elected Prosecutors from Accepting Money or Endorsements from Law Enforcement Agencies

By Linh Nguyen BAY AREA - Amid the national protests to end police brutality and institutionalized racism ...

By Linh Nguyen BAY AREA - Amid the national protests to end police brutality and institutionalized racism in light of the death of George Floyd, four Bay Area district attorneys have asked the State B ...

June 02, 2020
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‘The Partnership’ For Domestic Abuse Survivors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2020
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‘The Partnership’ For Domestic Abuse Survivors

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, California Governor Gav ...

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Airbnb have partnered to support domestic abuse survivors. The partnership is al ...

June 01, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID ...

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID-19 crisis. And yet, what we have seen from the Yolo County District Attorney, in the form of ...

May 14, 2020
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COVID and Our Broken Justice System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2020
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COVID and Our Broken Justice System

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice reformers have been hustling to get people out ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice reformers have been hustling to get people out of jails and prisons. On Monday, Real Justice held a discussion with DA’s Chesa Boudin (San F ...

May 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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