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AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: July 15, 2022
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AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced this week he ...

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced this week he had selected Colette S. Peters to serve as Director of the embattled Federal Bureau of Prisons ...

July 15, 2022
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ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

Posted by Delilah Hammons
|Date: February 26, 2022
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ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

By Delilah Hammons and Jaanvi Kaur WASHINGTON, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) weighed in ...

By Delilah Hammons and Jaanvi Kaur WASHINGTON, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) weighed in this past week on the Biden Administration's decision to end the “China Initiative.” The projec ...

February 26, 2022
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News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

Posted by Genesis Guzman
|Date: July 20, 2021
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News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

By Genesis Guzman and Natalia Claburn WASHINGTON DC – Compulsory legal process is now prohibited to be us ...

By Genesis Guzman and Natalia Claburn WASHINGTON DC – Compulsory legal process is now prohibited to be used as a means to obtain information from people involved with news media—although there are lot ...

July 20, 2021
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AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

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|Date: October 07, 2016
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AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

(From Press Release)-- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that her office’s first-of-its-k ...

(From Press Release)-- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that her office’s first-of-its-kind “Principled Policing: Procedural Justice and Implicit Bias” Train the Trainer course, desig ...

October 07, 2016
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2015
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a gr ...

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a greater degree of transparency, to hopefully rebuild the trust between police and communities. Pr ...

May 19, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General ...

The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General Eric Holder’s spot at the head of the Justice Department. The nomination comes at a crucial ti ...

April 26, 2015
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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2015
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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Depa ...

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Department’s Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, said that they should cap sentences ...

March 18, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under th ...

Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under the age of 40, is that they do not trust the system to oversee the actions of the police and hold ...

March 08, 2015
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Abortion Protesters Allege That SF Police Forcibly Injected Them with a Sedative

Guest Commentary: Legal Fees Finally Paid by Dan Carson, but Questions Remain Unanswered

Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

LA Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Sexual Assault of Four Girls

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alleged Cover-up of 2021 Deputy Misconduct Now Being Investigated by Grand Jury and Used as Evidence in Vanessa Bryant’s Public Lawsuit

Northeastern Professor Wins Case in Effort to Hold Prosecutors Responsible for Misconduct

Severely Traumatized Attempted Murder Victim Declares She Is ‘Voice’ of ‘Justice’

Fentanyl to Firearms Felonies – Another Busy Day in Stanislaus Courtroom

Commentary: Paper Reports That Jenkins Was Paid Six Figures during the Recall by Non-Profit Tied to Recall Organization

HCD’s Letter to San Francisco Should Be Read as a Warning to Other Communities

AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

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