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San Francisco D.A’s New Website Tracks Arrests and Prosecutions

February 28, 2022 by Jad Salem

“SFDA filed new charges in 71.79% and took action on 84.64% of them" A new website portal was created by the San Francisco District Attorney's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: California, legal, San Francisco

ACLU: Prosecutorial accountability ‘critical’ to criminal justice reform

December 29, 2021 by Jad Salem

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Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: ACLU, legal

Native Americans misclassified in COVID reporting

November 26, 2021 by Jad Salem

Native Americans are often racially misclassified when it comes to their positive COVID-19 test results and death certificates, according to USA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: COVID-19, Human Interest, Native Americans

Film series examines the Black experience in America’s criminal justice system

November 18, 2021 by Jad Salem

Four short films titled “Healing Thru Freedom” were created to document Black experiences in America’s modern criminal justice system, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: criminal justice system, Documentary

Double bunking violates United Nations’ recommendations for prisoner treatment

November 12, 2021 by Jad Salem

Minnesota state prisons’ double-bunking may be a violation of the treatment of prisoners under the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Canada, double-bunking, legal, United nations

Federal prison system severely understaffed

October 30, 2021 by Jad Salem

Juan Ramon Rodriguez-Barbosa, 47 years old, hung himself and died on May 26 at FCI Mendota, a medium-security prison west of Fresno. Rodriguez-Barbosa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Federal, Federal BOP, Health and Wellness, Prison Economy

AB 2147 paves the way for expungement

September 23, 2021 by Jad Salem

Da’Ton Harris, out of Victorville, appeared before a judge in San Bernardino County for the second time in months, hoping the judge would expunge his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, LEGAL Tagged With: legal

California governor pardons formerly incarcerated firefighters

August 30, 2021 by Jad Salem

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned two youth offenders from Laos who became firefighters. Bounchan Keola, 39, and Kao Saelee, 41, were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Parole and Release

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