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‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: February 21, 2022
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‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa ...

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has approached criminal prosecution with a more progressive model. “In San Francisco, 7 ...

February 21, 2022
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Despite Crime Data Obstacles, DA Boudin’s Office Pushes for Transparency, Maintains Advocate

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: January 12, 2022
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Despite Crime Data Obstacles, DA Boudin’s Office Pushes for Transparency, Maintains Advocate

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has pushed for progr ...

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has pushed for progress in crime data transparency, despite having an outdated system and data deficiencies created ...

January 12, 2022
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Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

Posted by Mairead Perez
|Date: January 10, 2022
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Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

By Mei Perez MANHATTAN, NY- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg started 2022 by announcing significan ...

By Mei Perez MANHATTAN, NY- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg started 2022 by announcing significant criminal just reform changes to the DA’s office by asking his prosecutors to no longer press ...

January 10, 2022
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Gov. Baker Appoints New Boston District Attorney to Replace Now US Attorney Rachael Rollins

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: January 08, 2022
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Gov. Baker Appoints New Boston District Attorney to Replace Now US Attorney Rachael Rollins

By Michele Chadwick BOSTON, MA – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday the appointment of K ...

By Michele Chadwick BOSTON, MA – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday the appointment of Kevin R. Hayden as Suffolk County District Attorney - Hayden is the chairman of the Massachusett ...

January 08, 2022
| by Michele Chadwick

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Cyrus Vance, Jr., Out as Manhattan District Attorney Soon – Opponent Skewers Him, Backs Apparent Replacement DA

Posted by Julia Urquizo
|Date: November 28, 2021
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Cyrus Vance, Jr., Out as Manhattan District Attorney Soon – Opponent Skewers Him, Backs Apparent Replacement DA

Image by NBC News By Julia Urquizo MANHATTAN, NY – Cyrus Vance, Jr., is exiting his role as Manhattan Di ...

Image by NBC News By Julia Urquizo MANHATTAN, NY – Cyrus Vance, Jr., is exiting his role as Manhattan District Attorney at the end of the year after a decade of pressure from public defenders, activi ...

November 28, 2021
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Worry Over Increase in Crime Is Central in Effort to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: November 15, 2021
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Worry Over Increase in Crime Is Central in Effort to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO— When Chesa Boudin was elected to the position of San Francisco District A ...

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO— When Chesa Boudin was elected to the position of San Francisco District Attorney in November of 2019, he expressed great hope for the office’s potential to transform th ...

November 15, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Orange County DA Becomes Unhinged Over Cop Shooting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Orange County DA Becomes Unhinged Over Cop Shooting

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a horrible story out of Alamo, Georgia, as CBS News reports ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a horrible story out of Alamo, Georgia, as CBS News reports: “A man accused of gunning down a Georgia police officer during his first shift with the depar ...

October 11, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Scratch Below the Dog and Pony Show and It’s the Same Ol’ Reisig

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2021
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Commentary: Scratch Below the Dog and Pony Show and It’s the Same Ol’ Reisig

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I was interested to see whether Jeff Reisig could a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I was interested to see whether Jeff Reisig could actually pull off some sort of transformation and move himself in a reform direction or whether ...

August 12, 2021
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Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: August 03, 2021
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Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report, arrest r ...

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report, arrest rates have generally been declining since the 1990s and even more so after many cities and state ...

August 03, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 19, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His annou ...

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His announcement follows events of a year ago last summer when, in response a pointed column by Khan, Sa ...

July 19, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest tha ...

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest that occurred throughout the world in 2020, crises between governments and their citizens were rev ...

June 30, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: May 11, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous updates. ALAMEDA, CA - During the months of April and May, Santa Rita Jail reported a ...

May 11, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 11, 2021
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Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers

By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it will ...

By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it will not be charging any of the officers involved in the police killing of Walnut Creek resident Mil ...

May 11, 2021
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Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2021
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Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough challenge fr ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough challenge from Deputy Public Defender Dean Johansson to win a fourth term as the chief prosecutor in Yolo C ...

April 30, 2021
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Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2021
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Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney

By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA th ...

By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA that "over 526 crimes were committed as a result of the $0 bail program." This assertion is puzzl ...

January 09, 2021
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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
| by David Greenwald

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Prosecutors, Others Discuss LGBTQ+ Future in the Legal System

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 01, 2020
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Prosecutors, Others Discuss LGBTQ+ Future in the Legal System

By Anna Gorski NEW YORK – In honor of pride month, the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution hosted an ...

By Anna Gorski NEW YORK – In honor of pride month, the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution hosted an online Zoom panel discussion on the LGBTQ+ Community and the legal system Tuesday – featuring m ...

July 01, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public ...

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public defender’s Office. At that time, there was a comparison of staffing levels that showed 31 att ...

June 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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NY DA Candidate Criticizes Governor Cuomo’s Inaction Following First COVID-19 Death at Rikers Island

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 08, 2020
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NY DA Candidate Criticizes Governor Cuomo’s Inaction Following First COVID-19 Death at Rikers Island

By Julietta Bisharyan NEW YORK CITY –– Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Janos Marton filed a Freedom ...

By Julietta Bisharyan NEW YORK CITY –– Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Janos Marton filed a Freedom of Information request for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s order regarding the release of 1,100 parole ...

April 08, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 31 – Genevieve Jones-Wright Progressive Prosecutor Candidate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 31 – Genevieve Jones-Wright Progressive Prosecutor Candidate

Genevieve Jones-Wright was a public defender who ran for district attorney in 2018. She pushed for impr ...

Genevieve Jones-Wright was a public defender who ran for district attorney in 2018. She pushed for improving public safety and rehabilitation as opposed to increasing prosecutions, as well as taking ...

January 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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