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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation

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|Date: January 17, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation

As most observers are well aware by now, the US incarcerates a much higher proportion of its population t ...

As most observers are well aware by now, the US incarcerates a much higher proportion of its population than any other nation. In Jeffrey Bellin’s book, Mass Incarceration Nation, he conceives of the ...

January 17, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?

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|Date: September 19, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - Brooke Jenkins has prioritized cleaning up ope ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - Brooke Jenkins has prioritized cleaning up open air drug markets as her means of fixing what some believe is wrong with San Francisco. But, ...

September 19, 2022
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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

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|Date: August 11, 2022
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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo Coun ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo County District Attorney (DA) announced they will receive $7M in state grant funding meant to reduc ...

August 11, 2022
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Commentary: Does the Yolo DA Even Know What He Believes?

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|Date: October 14, 2021
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Commentary: Does the Yolo DA Even Know What He Believes?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - For months, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig pushed for A ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - For months, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig pushed for AB 1542 with Assemblymember Kevin McCarty which would have given people committing felony offens ...

October 14, 2021
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Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

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|Date: September 12, 2021
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Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

SB 73 would help end mass incarceration and California’s War on Drugs By Vanguard Staff Sacramento - Cali ...

SB 73 would help end mass incarceration and California’s War on Drugs By Vanguard Staff Sacramento - California adopted mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes during the height of the ...

September 12, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow

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|Date: June 13, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA - When Yolo DA Jeff Reisig and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty created AB ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA - When Yolo DA Jeff Reisig and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty created AB 1542, reformers rightly saw it as tantamount to prison by another means. The idea of using a ...

June 13, 2021
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Senate OKs Measure to End Mandatory Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in California

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|Date: April 17, 2021
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Senate OKs Measure to End Mandatory Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in California

Image from the California State Senate By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Senate here this week app ...

Image from the California State Senate By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Senate here this week approved a measure to end mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenses in California – ...

April 17, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

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|Date: July 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo County has abou ...

Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo County has about 28 percent of its jail comprised of Blacks while the share of the overall population for that ...

July 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reevaluating Whether We Should Fix Mace

Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 5 – Declining Enrollment

Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

Virginia Prosecutor, After Refusing to Prosecute Some Low Level Crimes, Beats Back Political Attempt to Cut Budget

Civil Rights Attorney Asks Court to Overrule Coroner Report, Charges New Evidence in Angelo Quinto Death Caused by Antioch Police

Judge Sentences 27-Year-Old with Remorse, No Criminal History, Low Risk Assessment Score to Jail for 180 Days for DUI

Court Confused over Warrant Status, Possible Release Delayed

Accused Unable to Assert Right to Speedy Trial, Defense Claims – Judge Disagrees

Sunday Commentary: State Gets More Aggressive on Affordable Housing

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 183: Jeffrey Bellin Talks Mass Incarceration Nation

Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?

Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?

Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Commentary: Does the Yolo DA Even Know What He Believes?

Commentary: Does the Yolo DA Even Know What He Believes?

Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow

Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow

Senate OKs Measure to End Mandatory Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in California

Senate OKs Measure to End Mandatory Prison Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in California

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System

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