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Gov. DeSantis’ Suspension of State Attorney ‘Dangerous Affront to Democracy’ Charges Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director

Posted by Kristin Trent
|Date: December 09, 2023
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Gov. DeSantis’ Suspension of State Attorney ‘Dangerous Affront to Democracy’ Charges Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director

By Kristin Trent TALLAHASSEE, FL - Miriam Krinsky, executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), ...

By Kristin Trent TALLAHASSEE, FL - Miriam Krinsky, executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ actions a “dangerous front to democracy” in a statement resp ...

December 09, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Will the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Finally Be Held Accountable?

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|Date: November 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Will the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Finally Be Held Accountable?

By Alex Busansky and Miriam Aroni Krinsky It’s one thing to hear about excessive force incidents inflicte ...

By Alex Busansky and Miriam Aroni Krinsky It’s one thing to hear about excessive force incidents inflicted upon LA County Jail residents at the hands of Sheriff’s Department personnel. It’s another th ...

November 29, 2023
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Reformers Praise Los Angeles Cash Bail Reforms

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|Date: October 28, 2023
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Reformers Praise Los Angeles Cash Bail Reforms

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - This month, the Los Angeles Superior Court imple ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - This month, the Los Angeles Superior Court implemented changes to its bail schedule that proponents believe with “will promote equity, fairness ...

October 28, 2023
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Florida Leaders Demand Reversal of Governor’s Wrongful Suspension of State Attorney

Posted by Madison Whittemore
|Date: September 20, 2023
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Florida Leaders Demand Reversal of Governor’s Wrongful Suspension of State Attorney

By Annie Rudolph and Madi Whittemore TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Rob DeSantis’ suspension of State ...

By Annie Rudolph and Madi Whittemore TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Rob DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell in early August has triggered massive backlash from a large group of ...

September 20, 2023
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Fair and Just Prosecution Network Challenges Georgia’s Prosecutor Oversight Law, in Accordance with Lawsuit

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|Date: August 04, 2023
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Fair and Just Prosecution Network Challenges Georgia’s Prosecutor Oversight Law, in Accordance with Lawsuit

By Kristin Trent ATLANTA, GA - In a statement released this week Executive Director Miriam Krinsky of The ...

By Kristin Trent ATLANTA, GA - In a statement released this week Executive Director Miriam Krinsky of The Fair and Just Prosecution Network said she agreed with a lawsuit challenging Georgia’s Prosecu ...

August 04, 2023
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Current & Former Criminal Justice Leaders Call on GA Supreme Court to Protect Prosecutorial Discretion and the Will of Georgia Voters

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|Date: July 21, 2023
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Current & Former Criminal Justice Leaders Call on GA Supreme Court to Protect Prosecutorial Discretion and the Will of Georgia Voters

Allowing a lower court’s unprecedented ruling against DA Deborah Gonzalez to stand would undermine local ...

Allowing a lower court’s unprecedented ruling against DA Deborah Gonzalez to stand would undermine local control and erode well-settled prosecutorial independence Special to the Vanguard A group of 57 ...

July 21, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Jury Trial

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|Date: June 22, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Jury Trial

by Miriam Aroni Krinsky Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of our crimi ...

by Miriam Aroni Krinsky Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of our criminal legal system -- rewarding those who quickly accept responsibility for their crimes with mor ...

June 22, 2023
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Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System

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|Date: April 21, 2023
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Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the natio ...

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the nation this week are in Alabama to “explore the enduring influence of slavery and Jim Crow on the mo ...

April 21, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

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|Date: March 24, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors d ...

By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that is until they disagree with who is being held accountable. A ...

March 24, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe

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|Date: March 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice ref ...

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform coming from both sides of the political aisle. President Joe Biden’s support for a Republic ...

March 23, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within

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|Date: December 05, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within

Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, bu ...

Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, but a strange thing happened this November—that setback never came. Everyday Injustice spoke with ...

December 05, 2022
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90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Statement Oppose the Removal of Krasner

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|Date: November 19, 2022
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90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Statement Oppose the Removal of Krasner

Special to the Vanguard Philadelphia, PA - “Removing Larry Krasner from office would undermine the rule o ...

Special to the Vanguard Philadelphia, PA - “Removing Larry Krasner from office would undermine the rule of law, democracy, and public safety,” a bipartisan group of 88 criminal justice leaders from ac ...

November 19, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022

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|Date: November 16, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022

By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, ...

By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, grainy crime-scene videos, and threats about dangers awaiting them if the “soft-on-crime” cand ...

November 16, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

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|Date: October 18, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

Adnan Syed, subject of the 'Serial' podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors' misconduct. His ...

Adnan Syed, subject of the 'Serial' podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors' misconduct. His case is not unique. By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Prosecutors announced earlier this week ...

October 18, 2022
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DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2022
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DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to do ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to double down on a war on drugs pose as her office announced on Thursday that it will seek pre-tria ...

September 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Can Andrew Warren Win His Job Back?

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|Date: August 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Can Andrew Warren Win His Job Back?

By Miriam Krinsky August 4 started like any other Thursday for Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Att ...

By Miriam Krinsky August 4 started like any other Thursday for Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney for Florida’s Hillsborough County. He arrived at his Tampa office and began to prepare fo ...

August 25, 2022
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70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes

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|Date: August 13, 2022
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70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes

Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging an ...

Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing policies that voters elected him to carry out Special to the Vanguard San Francisc ...

August 13, 2022
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Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion

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|Date: July 23, 2022
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Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion

Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—fi ...

Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—filed an amicus brief here Friday opposing what it claims was a Virginia Circuit Court ruling tha ...

July 23, 2022
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Elected Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities

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|Date: July 12, 2022
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Elected Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities

DAs to Implement Officewide Requirements Promoting Greater Understanding of Conditions and Implications o ...

DAs to Implement Officewide Requirements Promoting Greater Understanding of Conditions and Implications of Incarceration Special to the Vanguard 65 elected prosecutors pledged to personally visit the ...

July 12, 2022
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83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

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|Date: June 25, 2022
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83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected p ...

Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected prosecutors from around the nation committed to use their well-established discretion and refuse ...

June 25, 2022
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