Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement
by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tuesday…
Commentary: Black August Should Be Recognized
by Cell Block 2 City Block We call on State Representatives to recognize Black August as a…
Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much
Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching…
California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations
While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 67 – Mimi Rocah, Westchester DA Candidate
Mimi Rocah is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, serving…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 66 – Matt Toporowski Runs for Albany DA
Matt Toporowski is running for DA in Albany, NY. A current defense attorney and former prosecutor, he…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 65 – St. Louis Prosecutor Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner was elected chief prosecutor in St. Louis in 2016. Since then she has been taking…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 64 – Joe Gonzales, Bexar County DA
Bexar County, Texas, Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales took office in January of 2019 on a pledge…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 62 – Hawaii Prosecutor Candidate Jacquelyn Esser
Jacquelyn Esser is running for DA in Honululu, Hawaii. She was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 61 – Former Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Talks About Police Accountability
Pamela Price ran for DA in Alameda County, home of Oakland in California, but was unsuccessful in…
Progressive Prosecutor Candidates Discuss Decarceration and the Justice Reform amid COVID-19 Threats
Can the end result of the global pandemic threat of COVID-19 be a fairer and more equitable…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 60 – Arlington Prosecutor Parisa Tafti
Arlington Virginia Commonwealth Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti was elected as the commonwealth’s prosecutor overwhelmingly in November after stunning…
Guest Commentary: Every Public Official with the Power to Decarcerate Must Exercise That Power Now
Doing so will save countless lives, and in the process, they may show us by example how…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 54 – Salt Lake DA Sim Gill
Sim Gill, born in India, is the first Indian-American prosecutor in the US and one of only…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 53 – Boulder DA Michael Dougherty
Michael Dougherty came to Boulder from Manhattan and worked as a deputy in the DA’s office for…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 52 – Virginia Prosecutor Buta Biberaj
Buta Biberaj was elected last year as Commonwealth Attorney in Loudon County Virginia. She ran as the…
Elected Prosecutors Call for Dramatic Reduction in Incarcerated and Detained Populations in Response to Coronavirus
(From Press Release – Fair and Just Prosecution) – Today 31 elected prosecutors representing over 17 million…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 50 – Tiffany Caban, Former Queens DA Candidate
In 2019, Tiffany Caban, a career public defender, ran for DA in Queens, NY, and came within…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 49 – ACLU’s Udi Ofer Talks Justice Reform
Udi Ofer is the ACLU Director of the Justice Division and Deputy National Political Director. We talked…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 48 – Contra Costa DA Diana Becton
Diana Becton took an unusual route to become a prosecutor. She had served 22 years as a…