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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

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|Date: November 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Voters’ Decisions on Propositions 17 and 20 Bring Hope to Criminal Justice Reform in California

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots— ...

By Sarah Hopkins This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots—17 and 20—that are of major significance in the quest for true criminal justice reform. Califor ...

November 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Supervision, Once Intended to Help Offenders, Contributes More to Mass Incarceration

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|Date: November 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Supervision, Once Intended to Help Offenders, Contributes More to Mass Incarceration

Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarcera ...

Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarceration based on crimeless technical violations By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Vincent Schiraldi One ...

November 21, 2020
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The Sentencing Project Highlights Youth Incarceration During Pandemic

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|Date: November 21, 2020
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The Sentencing Project Highlights Youth Incarceration During Pandemic

By Lauren Smith WASHINGTON D.C. – Josh Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project, a res ...

By Lauren Smith WASHINGTON D.C. – Josh Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy group advocating for decarceration, hosted a webinar this week discussing yo ...

November 21, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 84: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju

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|Date: November 16, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 84: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju

In February of 2019, longtime legendary public defender Jeff Adachi died. Taking over the position as the ...

In February of 2019, longtime legendary public defender Jeff Adachi died. Taking over the position as the only elected public defender in California was Mano Raju. His first 18 months has seen not onl ...

November 16, 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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Maricopa County AZ Attorney Debate – Prosecutors Trade Barbs As Gunnigle Makes Case For Refrom

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|Date: October 19, 2020
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Maricopa County AZ Attorney Debate – Prosecutors Trade Barbs As Gunnigle Makes Case For Refrom

By Lauren Smith MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ – Maricopa County Attorney Republican incumbent Allister Adel and Dem ...

By Lauren Smith MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ – Maricopa County Attorney Republican incumbent Allister Adel and Democratic challenger Julie Gunnigle Friday evening traded barbs and debated criminal justice refo ...

October 19, 2020
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Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

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|Date: October 19, 2020
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Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S. prisons ...

By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S. prisons was hosted by The Sentencing Project in partnership last week with Wayne State University. The ...

October 19, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA

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|Date: October 14, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 81: Dan Quart Runs for Manhattan DA

Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among many running for the Man ...

Dan Quart has been in the NY State Assembly for nearly a decade. Now he is among many running for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, a position currently held by Cy Vance, but it is unknown if ...

October 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 20 Would Roll Back Years of Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: October 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 20 Would Roll Back Years of Criminal Justice Reform

The ballot initiative, supported by police, corporations, and even big grocery chains, would use more tax ...

The ballot initiative, supported by police, corporations, and even big grocery chains, would use more taxpayer money to incarcerate people, rather than invest in other social services. By Ray Levy Uye ...

October 14, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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Proposition 20: Critics Charge It Will Undo Criminal Justice Reform

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on th ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Dylan Ferguson CALIFORNIA – One of the criminal justice-related propositions on the California ballot Nov. 3 is Proposition 20. And, if passed, Prop 20 would undo important cri ...

October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success

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|Date: October 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success

By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failur ...

By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failure of approaches of previous decades that aim to be tough on crime, a number of reform-minded pr ...

October 09, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 80: Ben Pogue Runs for Solicitor in South Carolina

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|Date: October 08, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 80: Ben Pogue Runs for Solicitor in South Carolina

Ben Pogue is a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, representing Charleston and B ...

Ben Pogue is a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, representing Charleston and Berkley Counties. He is looking to bring reform and accountability to the criminal justice syste ...

October 08, 2020
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Commentary: Is Biden Out of Step on Criminal Justice Reform?

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|Date: October 06, 2020
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Commentary: Is Biden Out of Step on Criminal Justice Reform?

By David M. Greenwald While the nation has been transfixed with the Trump administration's handling of ev ...

By David M. Greenwald While the nation has been transfixed with the Trump administration's handling of everything from coronavirus to his debate to racial unrest, some on the left have given former Vi ...

October 06, 2020
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As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives

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|Date: September 26, 2020
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As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives

By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the Unite ...

By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the United States, advocates have pointed towards structural change in the criminal legal system. Alec K ...

September 26, 2020
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Prop 20 Would Undo CA Criminal Justice Reform Progress, Claim Racial Justice Advocates

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|Date: September 22, 2020
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Prop 20 Would Undo CA Criminal Justice Reform Progress, Claim Racial Justice Advocates

By Linh Nguyen California’s Proposition 20, on the Nov. 3 ballot, campaigns on the slogan “Keep Californi ...

By Linh Nguyen California’s Proposition 20, on the Nov. 3 ballot, campaigns on the slogan “Keep California Safe,” though racial justice advocates warn of its adverse consequences on criminal justice r ...

September 22, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Public Safety Includes Incarcerated – Conversations on Bail, Parole, and Prosecutor Power

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a ...

By Roxanna Jarvis The criminal justice system's many inequities and strategies to turn it instead into a system that involves accountability, decarceration, and the humanization of those in/released f ...

September 21, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 74 – Michigan Sheriff Clayton Talks Policing, Race, and Mass Incarceration

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|Date: September 17, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 74 – Michigan Sheriff Clayton Talks Policing, Race, and Mass Incarceration

Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton is not like most sheriffs—his approach to law enforcement looks to ...

Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton is not like most sheriffs—his approach to law enforcement looks to reduce racial disparities and mass incarceration. He has a different take on defunding the pol ...

September 17, 2020
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Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More

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|Date: September 15, 2020
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Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More

USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk abo ...

USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk about issues like racism, language and symbols such as the confederate flag, as well as mass incar ...

September 15, 2020
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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

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|Date: September 14, 2020
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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of th ...

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of the largest crime victims’ organizations in California banded together to send out a letter Frida ...

September 14, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black C ...

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief Public Defender in the state of California. He discusses mass incarceration, criminal just ...

September 10, 2020
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