Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 165: California Policy Lab Examines Three Strikes Law
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1. Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 165: California Policy Lab Examines Three Strikes Law
A new report released in August by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) found “that thousands of Californians saw their prison sentences lengthened because of this law, and more than one-third (36%) of people currently incarcerated in California are serving a longer sentence because of Three Strikes.”
2. SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions
Nearly two years after former San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, filed civil injunctions to ban individuals from the Tenderloin under civil nuisance laws, his successor, David Chiu, finally dismissed the 28 civil injunction lawsuits.
3. LA Provides Better Analysis and a Different Conclusion Than Yolo in their Pre-Trial Release Report
As the Vanguard reported over the last few weeks, the Yolo County DA claimed that there was a 70 percent re-arrest rate for zero bail in Yolo County. Jeff Reisig went as far as to take to Fox News and cite his data as reasons to oppose pretrial release and bail reform.
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4. ACLU Files over ‘Abysmal’ Conditions at LA County Jail
An emergency court filing by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California last week found the Inmate Reception Center (IRC) was not only confining people in abysmal conditions but violating decades of court orders.
Announcing the 2022 Vanguard Justice Award Recipients
Vanguard Award: Mano Raju, San Francisco Public Defender
Civil Rights Award: Brendon Woods, Alameda Public Defender
Organization Award: Emily Galvin-Almanza/Partners For Justice
Elected Official Award: Ash Kalra
Law School Award: UCLA COVID Behind Bars Data Project
Formerly Incarcerated Leadership Award: Stephen Liebb, SF Public Defender’s Office
Formerly Incarcerated Leadership Award: James King, Ella Baker Center
Wrongful Conviction Award: Jarrett Adams
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