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San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Talks Criminal Justice Reform (Podcast)

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|Date: October 01, 2020
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San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Talks Criminal Justice Reform (Podcast)

Elected in November 2019 in San Francisco as a reformer, Chesa Boudin has been on the job for nine months ...

Elected in November 2019 in San Francisco as a reformer, Chesa Boudin has been on the job for nine months and already accomplished a lot. We discuss some of the reforms - racial disparities, police ac ...

October 01, 2020
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LA Times Urges Voters to Choose Gascón for D.A. for Positive Reform to Criminal Justice System

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|Date: October 01, 2020
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LA Times Urges Voters to Choose Gascón for D.A. for Positive Reform to Criminal Justice System

By Anika Khubchandani LOS ANGELES – The LA Times Editorial Board believes the “next wave of reinvention m ...

By Anika Khubchandani LOS ANGELES – The LA Times Editorial Board believes the “next wave of reinvention may come from Los Angeles County.” And George Gascón is the DA to do it. And Tuesday, the Times ...

October 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Communities Need and Deserve a Reset of Policing and the Justice System

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|Date: September 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Communities Need and Deserve a Reset of Policing and the Justice System

Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, President Trump’s secretive and regres ...

Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, President Trump’s secretive and regressive Commission on Law Enforcement is stacked with old-guard failed tough-on-crime thinking tha ...

September 30, 2020
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RBG Recognized, Criminal Justice Reform Focus of Justice Event

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|Date: September 27, 2020
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RBG Recognized, Criminal Justice Reform Focus of Justice Event

By Fiona Deane-Grundman Kerry Abrams, the dean of Duke Law School, introduced the celebration of the rena ...

By Fiona Deane-Grundman Kerry Abrams, the dean of Duke Law School, introduced the celebration of the renaming of the Center for Science at Justice at Duke Law, which included a panel discussion modera ...

September 27, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 4

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|Date: September 26, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 4

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, an ...

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, and Woodland Council Candidates). Yolo People Power 2020 Candidate Survey Yolo People Power is a ...

September 26, 2020
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As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives

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|Date: September 26, 2020
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As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives

By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the Unite ...

By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the United States, advocates have pointed towards structural change in the criminal legal system. Alec K ...

September 26, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 3

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|Date: September 25, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 3

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, an ...

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, and Woodland Council Candidates). Yolo People Power 2020 Candidate Survey Yolo People Power is a ...

September 25, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

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|Date: September 10, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black C ...

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief Public Defender in the state of California. He discusses mass incarceration, criminal just ...

September 10, 2020
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DA Jackie Lacey Announces Opposition to Proposition 20; Opponent Incredulous

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|Date: September 09, 2020
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DA Jackie Lacey Announces Opposition to Proposition 20; Opponent Incredulous

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - With election day looming, longtime, “tough-on-crime” District Attorn ...

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - With election day looming, longtime, “tough-on-crime” District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced her sudden opposition to Proposition 20, a measure that would roll ba ...

September 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Bad Law and Failed Order

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|Date: August 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Bad Law and Failed Order

by Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Roy L. Austin, Jr As the Republican National Convention plays out this week, ...

by Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Roy L. Austin, Jr As the Republican National Convention plays out this week, a public service warning to all Americans: Don’t buy the hype you are hearing when it comes to ...

August 27, 2020
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Conover Becomes Latest Progressive Prosecutor to Win As She Overwhelms Traditional Foe

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|Date: August 13, 2020
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Conover Becomes Latest Progressive Prosecutor to Win As She Overwhelms Traditional Foe

Pima County, AZ - After 40 years of the prosecutor’s office in Pima County being under the same leadershi ...

Pima County, AZ - After 40 years of the prosecutor’s office in Pima County being under the same leadership, Laura Conover overwhelmingly defeated the hand-picked replacement of 24-year sitting DA Barb ...

August 13, 2020
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Reimagining LA County: Taking $$ from Police to Transform Low-Income Communities

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Reimagining LA County: Taking $$ from Police to Transform Low-Income Communities

By Jess Taylor LOS ANGELES – Tensions have drastically risen in the U.S. since the killing of George Floy ...

By Jess Taylor LOS ANGELES – Tensions have drastically risen in the U.S. since the killing of George Floyd—and policy makers have been pressured by the public for policy reformation to bridge the equa ...

August 07, 2020
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Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement

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|Date: August 05, 2020
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Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement

by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tu ...

by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tuesday as she addressed racial disparities that exist within the incarceration system. “We’ve se ...

August 05, 2020
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Progressive Candidates in Wisconsin Focus on State’s Prison System

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|Date: July 30, 2020
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Progressive Candidates in Wisconsin Focus on State’s Prison System

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider MADISON—Nine candidates running for two Wisconsin State Senate seats took part ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider MADISON—Nine candidates running for two Wisconsin State Senate seats took part in a forum hosted on Zoom and broadcast on Facebook Tuesday night—many of the candidates critic ...

July 30, 2020
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Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty

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|Date: July 23, 2020
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Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty

By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara District At ...

By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen has announced—as have other DA offices nationwide—social justice reforms that ...

July 23, 2020
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LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail

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|Date: July 23, 2020
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LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - Inspired by the advocacy of powerful grassroots groups, five member ...

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - Inspired by the advocacy of powerful grassroots groups, five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved progressive and substantive motions T ...

July 23, 2020
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Criminal Justice Reform Bill Introduced Last Week As Part of Juneteenth Legislative Package

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|Date: June 23, 2020
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Criminal Justice Reform Bill Introduced Last Week As Part of Juneteenth Legislative Package

The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced an expansion to their 2020 legislative package a ...

The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced an expansion to their 2020 legislative package and called for the Capitol Dome to be light up in red, black and green. As we celebrate Juneteen ...

June 23, 2020
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North Carolina Promises Big Step Addressing Racial Inequality in the Justice System

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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North Carolina Promises Big Step Addressing Racial Inequality in the Justice System

By Ayanna Gandhi NORTH CAROLINA – North Carolina state executive leadership—from the state supreme court ...

By Ayanna Gandhi NORTH CAROLINA – North Carolina state executive leadership—from the state supreme court chief justice to the attorney general—said it was in full support here Tuesday of Gov. Roy Coop ...

June 12, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

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|Date: June 05, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID- ...

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19 has raised those stakes to the potential that even a minor arrest or incarceration will lead ...

June 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Biden-Bernie ‘Unity Task Force’ Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks

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|Date: June 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Biden-Bernie ‘Unity Task Force’ Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks

by Rory Fleming In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, presum ...

by Rory Fleming In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, presumptive 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden and runner-up Bernie Sanders put together six “unity ...

June 03, 2020
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