CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

DEATHS DOWN

August 27, 2022 by Dao Ong

Overdoses plummet under successful drug treatment program A new treatment program has dramatically curbed drug deaths and hospitalizations in … [Read more...]

Justice reformers ‘energized’ by confirmation of Brown Jackson

July 23, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first former public defender and the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her confirmation marks the first … [Read more...]

Gov. Grisham Propose Rolling Back Bail Reform Laws

February 28, 2022 by Bruce Bowman

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new public safety initiative could roll back bail reform laws and lead to jail overcrowding and excessive use … [Read more...]

NY governor aims to improve prison education

January 13, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has signed new legislation that will establish a commission to study and develop a plan for improving prison education … [Read more...]

CA ends mandatory minimums for drug crimes

January 11, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. “Mass incarceration of nonviolent drug … [Read more...]

Tracing prosecutorial mistakes

September 23, 2021 by William Tobert

Thousands of people have been prosecuted and convicted in the past 32 years of crimes they did not commit, the San Francisco Chronicle … [Read more...]

Repealing the Prison Litigation Reform Act after 25 years

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

A study done by the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) demonstrates why it recommends the 25-year-old Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) … [Read more...]

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...]