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Guest Commentary: The Unbearable Weight of Life in Prison

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|Date: April 02, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Unbearable Weight of Life in Prison

I don’t remember when I last saw my daughter. By Felix Sitthvong A few days ago, my cousin sent me an upd ...

I don’t remember when I last saw my daughter. By Felix Sitthvong A few days ago, my cousin sent me an updated photograph of my daughter. She’s almost 13 years old and beautiful like her grandmother. S ...

April 02, 2022
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LWOPs: Living Without Parole

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|Date: April 01, 2022
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LWOPs: Living Without Parole

By Ricky A. Ortega Originally Published in the Mule Creek Post Convicted of first degree murder with sp ...

By Ricky A. Ortega Originally Published in the Mule Creek Post Convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances, LWOPs entered the penalty phase of their trials where it was determined by ...

April 01, 2022
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Legislation to Reform LWOP Hosted in Bay Area

Posted by Mathew Seibert
|Date: March 08, 2022
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Legislation to Reform LWOP Hosted in Bay Area

By Mathew Seibert SILICON VALLEY, CA – A “Day of Action” was hosted Monday by FUEL (Families United to En ...

By Mathew Seibert SILICON VALLEY, CA – A “Day of Action” was hosted Monday by FUEL (Families United to End LWOP) and the Drop LWOP coalition to support the Senate Bill 300, which addresses the “felony ...

March 08, 2022
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Court Reverses Sentence for Mule Creek Resident

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|Date: February 03, 2022
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Court Reverses Sentence for Mule Creek Resident

By Dale Hurd Mule Creek resident Jose Rivera’s sentence of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) ...

By Dale Hurd Mule Creek resident Jose Rivera’s sentence of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) was reversed on Sept. 8, 2021, by the Sacramento County Superior Court. The reversal was the re ...

February 03, 2022
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Commentary: LWOPs Living without Parole but Not without Hope

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|Date: January 08, 2022
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Commentary: LWOPs Living without Parole but Not without Hope

By Ricky A. Ortega Once convicted of first-degree murder with “special circumstances,” some enter the pen ...

By Ricky A. Ortega Once convicted of first-degree murder with “special circumstances,” some enter the penalty phase of their trial for a jury of their peers to determine whether their lives are worth ...

January 08, 2022
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Committee Recommends Ending Three Strikes, LWOP in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2021
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Committee Recommends Ending Three Strikes, LWOP in California

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA -For nearly two years, the Committee on Revision of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA -For nearly two years, the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code has undertaken an intensive investigation into California’s criminal legal syst ...

December 17, 2021
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Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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Scott Peterson Resentenced from Death to Life in Prison Without Parole for Murder of Pregnant Wife, Unborn Son – Possibility of New Trial

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: December 12, 2021
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Scott Peterson Resentenced from Death to Life in Prison Without Parole for Murder of Pregnant Wife, Unborn Son – Possibility of New Trial

By Amy Berberyan SAN MATEO, CA - This last week in San Mateo County Superior Court, Scott Peterson was re ...

By Amy Berberyan SAN MATEO, CA - This last week in San Mateo County Superior Court, Scott Peterson was resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his pregnant wi ...

December 12, 2021
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: November 21, 2021
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for ...

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a third time in front of the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee and Parole this week to ...

November 21, 2021
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Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
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Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis

by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client, Christoph ...

by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client, Christopher “Chris” Revis, whose case is scheduled for consideration before the Board on October 1, 2021 ...

September 29, 2021
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Letter: LWOP Is a Death Sentence

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|Date: September 11, 2021
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Letter: LWOP Is a Death Sentence

Give Stanley Bernard Davis a Chance for Parole! By the Drop LWOP Coalition On September 1, 2021 Stanley B ...

Give Stanley Bernard Davis a Chance for Parole! By the Drop LWOP Coalition On September 1, 2021 Stanley Bernard Davis, a Black man who was sentenced to the death penalty in 1989, was resentenced to Li ...

September 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles did not oppose parole, recommended parole after 15 previous decisions to deny release for the f ...

August 29, 2021
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Former Ohio State Senator Leads Charge to Abolish Life Sentences without Parole for Children Nationwide

Posted by Peter Eibert
|Date: August 12, 2021
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Former Ohio State Senator Leads Charge to Abolish Life Sentences without Parole for Children Nationwide

By Peter Eibert COLUMBUS, OH – Peggy Lehner, a former Republican Ohio State Senator, recently wrote an ...

By Peter Eibert COLUMBUS, OH – Peggy Lehner, a former Republican Ohio State Senator, recently wrote an opinion piece in The Columbus Dispatch calling for a federal law to ban life sentences without ...

August 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated

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|Date: August 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated

By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am writing ...

By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am writing in the hope that I might contribute to changing the way that people think about the laws with r ...

August 03, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is co ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is convicted of murder with special circumstances, even if the person did not kill anyone nor intend ...

May 25, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 24, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack ...

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack of evidence and integrity in the conviction of Larry Walker, the Philadelphia Court of Common P ...

May 24, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

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|Date: April 08, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, there are currently over 5,100 people in California sentenced to die in prison, at an average ...

April 08, 2021
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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 21, 2021
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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number ...

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number of people being sentenced to a life sentence without parole, life sentence with parole, or a vi ...

February 21, 2021
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CA Legislation Introduced to Reform ‘Felony Murder Circumstances Law’ – Could Save Hundreds in Prison From Death or Awaiting Execution

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 09, 2021
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CA Legislation Introduced to Reform ‘Felony Murder Circumstances Law’ – Could Save Hundreds in Prison From Death or Awaiting Execution

By Dorrin Akbari STATE CAPITOL — Legislation was introduced here Tuesday to reform California’s existing ...

By Dorrin Akbari STATE CAPITOL — Legislation was introduced here Tuesday to reform California’s existing “felony murder special circumstances law” to provide an avenue for individuals currently incar ...

February 09, 2021
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Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|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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