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Black Lives Matter LA Releases Statement Supporting LA County District Attorney’s Justice Reform as Cop Unions Fight Back

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|Date: January 03, 2021
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Black Lives Matter LA Releases Statement Supporting LA County District Attorney’s Justice Reform as Cop Unions Fight Back

By Sally Kim and Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES - Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and its ally organizations r ...

By Sally Kim and Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES - Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and its ally organizations released a statement late this past week supporting LA District Attorney George Gascón in respon ...

January 03, 2021
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Commentary: Time After Time, Discretion in Criminal Legal System Leads to Huge Racial Disparities

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|Date: January 01, 2021
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Commentary: Time After Time, Discretion in Criminal Legal System Leads to Huge Racial Disparities

By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors exercise di ...

By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors exercise discretion, it leads to huge disparities between whites and people of color. We have seen it loc ...

January 01, 2021
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Commentary: Let’s Call This What It Is – Actual Insanity

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|Date: December 30, 2020
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Commentary: Let’s Call This What It Is – Actual Insanity

By David Greenwald The innocence movement understood early on that the term innocent is thrown around the ...

By David Greenwald The innocence movement understood early on that the term innocent is thrown around the criminal legal system too often. After all, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. T ...

December 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults

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|Date: December 29, 2020
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Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District ...

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced upon taking office was the commitment to stop prosecuting chil ...

December 29, 2020
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Coalition Voices Support for George Gascón’s Progressive Criminal Justice Reforms

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|Date: December 23, 2020
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Coalition Voices Support for George Gascón’s Progressive Criminal Justice Reforms

By Ramneet Singh LOS ANGELES – Although there has been some backlash to newly elected Los Angeles County ...

By Ramneet Singh LOS ANGELES – Although there has been some backlash to newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s progressive platform, multiple southern California criminal j ...

December 23, 2020
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After Backlash, LA District Attorney George Gascón Reverses New Policy on Sentencing Enhancements

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|Date: December 20, 2020
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After Backlash, LA District Attorney George Gascón Reverses New Policy on Sentencing Enhancements

By Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – Newly sworn-in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón issued an open lette ...

By Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – Newly sworn-in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón issued an open letter Friday after backlash that he received about his new policies which would eliminate all sente ...

December 20, 2020
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Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines

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|Date: December 19, 2020
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Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES - The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for a R ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES - The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) issued a statement this week that they “enthusiastically welcome” Los ...

December 19, 2020
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‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing

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|Date: December 15, 2020
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‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at ...

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at least be minimized – under legislation introduced here at the State Capitol by State Senator Sc ...

December 15, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Tried to Walk the Walk, but Couldn’t

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|Date: December 14, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Tried to Walk the Walk, but Couldn’t

By David M. Greenwald George Gascón last week week was inaugurated in as Los Angeles’ DA. On day one, h ...

By David M. Greenwald George Gascón last week week was inaugurated in as Los Angeles’ DA. On day one, he unveiled a revolutionary plan on a host of fronts—one of the most spectacular was his resente ...

December 14, 2020
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Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar

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|Date: December 14, 2020
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Criminal Justice Reform Focus on Sacramento Press Club Webinar

By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press Cl ...

By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO – A criminal justice reform webinar here last week at the Sacramento Press Club featured Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, campaign strategist Dana Williamson, ...

December 14, 2020
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New LA DA Gascón Directs Office to Stop Seeking Death Penalty, Review All Death Row Cases

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|Date: December 11, 2020
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New LA DA Gascón Directs Office to Stop Seeking Death Penalty, Review All Death Row Cases

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continues to make big crimi ...

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continues to make big criminal justice reform waves just days after taking office. This week he has directed all deputy di ...

December 11, 2020
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LA District Attorney George Gascón Doesn’t Waste Time in Reform, Adopts Resentencing Guidelines

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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LA District Attorney George Gascón Doesn’t Waste Time in Reform, Adopts Resentencing Guidelines

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – Newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is wasting no tim ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – Newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is wasting no time in reforming the justice system here, and has announced he has “adopted new charging and sent ...

December 10, 2020
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Newly Sworn-In LA D.A. George Gascón, Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby Discuss Plans to Tackle Mass Incarceration

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|Date: December 09, 2020
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Newly Sworn-In LA D.A. George Gascón, Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby Discuss Plans to Tackle Mass Incarceration

By Roxanna Jarvis NATIONAL – Maryland’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby and newly-sworn in Los Angeles Distr ...

By Roxanna Jarvis NATIONAL – Maryland’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby and newly-sworn in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón discussed, in an interview with social justice news-reporting organi ...

December 09, 2020
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George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions

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|Date: December 08, 2020
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George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate imple ...

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate implementation of unprecedented reform to LA County’s policing policies at his inauguration and swea ...

December 08, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Five Victories for CJ Reform This Past Election

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|Date: December 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Five Victories for CJ Reform This Past Election

By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’ ...

By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to miss the local and state progress voters willed to life in California. With about 96% ...

December 07, 2020
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Los Angeles DA-Elect Gascón Transition Team Readies on Promise of Prosecutorial Reform

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|Date: December 03, 2020
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Los Angeles DA-Elect Gascón Transition Team Readies on Promise of Prosecutorial Reform

By Layla Mustafa LOS ANGELES - George Gascón – set to be sworn in Dec. 7 as the 43rd Los Angeles District ...

By Layla Mustafa LOS ANGELES - George Gascón – set to be sworn in Dec. 7 as the 43rd Los Angeles District Attorney – publicly has released his new transition team, and those announced appear to be con ...

December 03, 2020
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LA District Attorney Accountability Coalition Congratulates George Gascón and Presents Priorities for Reform

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|Date: November 10, 2020
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LA District Attorney Accountability Coalition Congratulates George Gascón and Presents Priorities for Reform

By Ruby Chavez and Madison Forwood LOS ANGELES - After congratulating George Gascón on his victory as LA ...

By Ruby Chavez and Madison Forwood LOS ANGELES - After congratulating George Gascón on his victory as LA County District Attorney over incumbent Jackie Lacey last week, the Los Angeles DA Accountabili ...

November 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the pres ...

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the presidential race all the way down to municipal ballot initiatives. One exciting indication of just ...

November 09, 2020
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Incumbent Lacey Concedes to Reformer Gascón, Ending Los Angeles D.A. Race

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|Date: November 07, 2020
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Incumbent Lacey Concedes to Reformer Gascón, Ending Los Angeles D.A. Race

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Even with nearly one million ballots to count, the highl ...

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Even with nearly one million ballots to count, the highly contested race for Los Angeles District Attorney ended here Friday morning when incumbent Jac ...

November 07, 2020
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Police Reformer Gascón Leads Incumbent LA District Attorney Lacey in Early Voting

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|Date: November 05, 2020
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Police Reformer Gascón Leads Incumbent LA District Attorney Lacey in Early Voting

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey is ...

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey is trailing, after Tuesday’s initial voting results, to George Gascón, the former DA of San Franci ...

November 05, 2020
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