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Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

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|Date: February 21, 2023
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Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney G ...

Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced the first-ever Post-Conviction Justice Unit (PCJU), to cond ...

February 21, 2023
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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

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|Date: January 18, 2023
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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence Review unit has reviewed and modified 15 state prison sentences since 2019. Since 2019, AB 294 ...

January 18, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Reisig Has Resentenced 10 People… In Three Years

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|Date: March 06, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Reisig Has Resentenced 10 People… In Three Years

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week I was talking with someone who has been w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week I was talking with someone who has been working on resentencing issues in another community, and they remarked how powerful a tool PC § ...

March 06, 2022
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Commentary: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Has Profound Limitations

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|Date: March 05, 2022
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Commentary: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Has Profound Limitations

By Rory Fleming Following the 2018 passage of AB 2942, California’s first-in-the-nation “prosecutor-initi ...

By Rory Fleming Following the 2018 passage of AB 2942, California’s first-in-the-nation “prosecutor-initiated resentencing” law, Hillary Blout started the Oakland-based nonprofit For The People to pop ...

March 05, 2022
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Since 2019, Yolo DA Has Resentenced 10 People under Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Program

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|Date: March 04, 2022
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Since 2019, Yolo DA Has Resentenced 10 People under Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Program

By Robert J. Hansen Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig spoke at a For the People webinar about pro ...

By Robert J. Hansen Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig spoke at a For the People webinar about prosecutor-initiated resentencing last month. Prosecutor-initiated resentencing was a law passed i ...

March 04, 2022
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Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

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|Date: December 15, 2021
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Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - A report released this month found that, despite the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - A report released this month found that, despite the fact that California has enacted a series of criminal justice reforms over the past decade, mo ...

December 15, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

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|Date: August 16, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

Cesar McDowell chronicles his journey from San Quentin to becoming, while still incarcerated, the co-foun ...

Cesar McDowell chronicles his journey from San Quentin to becoming, while still incarcerated, the co-founder and CEO of Unite The People Inc., a non profit organization that promotes social justice an ...

August 16, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

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|Date: August 04, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California Penal Code (PC) section 1170(d) and creating for the first time a prosecutor-initiated resente ...

August 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act

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|Date: July 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act

By Steve Murphy (Editor’s Notes: The following remarks were delivered Thursday at the rally with Represen ...

By Steve Murphy (Editor’s Notes: The following remarks were delivered Thursday at the rally with Representative John Garamendi.) Welcome to the Davis Rally for Voting Rights. Glad to see you all. My ...

July 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: 21st Century Impasse for Democracy

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|Date: July 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: 21st Century Impasse for Democracy

By Scott Steward The following is based on the article “Facing Down Jim Crow, Again” by Ari Berman (Mothe ...

By Scott Steward The following is based on the article “Facing Down Jim Crow, Again” by Ari Berman (Mother Jones July August 2021) and my own research… I am unabashedly in support of independent journ ...

July 10, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Incarcerated College Students Seek To Master Higher Education

Is the EPA Lying to East Palestine Residents?

In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, But Advocates for Further Action

Family of Man Killed for Alleged Shoplifting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walgreens, Security Company, Security Officer

Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

Sunday Commentary: Reisig Has Resentenced 10 People… In Three Years

Sunday Commentary: Reisig Has Resentenced 10 People… In Three Years

Commentary: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Has Profound Limitations

Commentary: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Has Profound Limitations

Since 2019, Yolo DA Has Resentenced 10 People under Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Program

Since 2019, Yolo DA Has Resentenced 10 People under Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Program

Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin

‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act

Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act

Guest Commentary: 21st Century Impasse for Democracy

Guest Commentary: 21st Century Impasse for Democracy

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