Criminal Justice
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Study Shows Alameda County Resentencing Program Saves Millions, Reduces Incarceration and Recidivism
March 2, 2026 -
Opinion: Shutdown leaves thousands of college students hungry and hurting
November 7, 2025 -
New Interactive Dashboards Transform Access to California Prison Data
November 3, 2025 -
New Dashboards Show Prison Incarceration Data and Trends in California
October 15, 2025 -
Some clarity on impact of justice reforms
October 1, 2025 -
KOVR TV segment on Second Look Research Series
September 29, 2025 -
Univision TV segment on Second Look Research Series
September 28, 2025 -
September 25, 2025
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California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working
September 25, 2025 -
New Research on People Released from Prison Under California’s Second Look Resentencing Policies
September 24, 2025 -
‘The Traditional Juvenile Justice System Hasn’t Worked,’ Says Ramsey County DA Spearheading Reforms
September 19, 2025 -
Cash bail myths debunked by plummeting city crime data
July 24, 2025 -
San Francisco Sheriff brings back ankle monitoring program
April 28, 2025 -
October 17, 2024 -
San Francisco’s DA Wants Two Kids to Be Prosecuted as Adults
September 26, 2024 -
California needs Prop. 36 to help bring accountability to the fentanyl crisis
September 17, 2024 -
Newsom’s Support for Harsher Theft Penalties Raises Questions From Criminal Justice Advocates
September 14, 2024 -
New Report Shows Short-Term Impacts of Los Angeles Bail Changes
August 27, 2024 -
S.F. jails are growing crowded and dangerous. The solution is in Brooke Jenkins’ hands (OpEd)
July 29, 2024 -
Voting after prison release remains difficult proposition
May 1, 2024 -
S.F. ankle monitor program to track crime suspects is failing. Cases of repeat offenders show why
February 15, 2024 -
New Research Shows How Consecutive Sentencing is Applied to California Criminal Sentences
February 15, 2024 -
Proposed California law calls for required jail time for repeat shoplifters
January 23, 2024 -
DOJ Calls on States To Eliminate Juvenile System Fines and Fees
January 17, 2024 -
California adds three-strikes crime for first time in 20 years. Will lawmakers push for more?
October 31, 2023 -
San Francisco supervisor calls for more police foot and bicycle patrols to combat crime
September 26, 2023 -
Livermore police chief pushes Alameda County DA for tougher penalties
July 24, 2023 -
Divided, Assembly Committee Advances GOP Child Sex Bill After Public Outrage, Gov. Intervention
July 18, 2023 -
Free SLO County clinic aims to expunge criminal records and reduce felonies. Here’s how
June 20, 2023 -
June 14, 2023 -
California defendants are more likely to go free when they meet lawyers early
June 9, 2023 -
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May 18, 2023
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Capital Public Radio Interview with Steve Raphael on Sentence Enhancements
April 18, 2023 -
California Policy Lab Reports Key Findings in Analysis of California’s Sentence Enhancements
March 28, 2023 -
SLO Clean Slate Clinic offered opportunity to expunge criminal records
March 24, 2023 -
New Research Provides In-Depth Look at Sentence Enhancements in California
March 23, 2023 -
Ideas we should steal: Youth restorative justice for all students
March 1, 2023 -
SF Dramatically Increased Use of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring, New Report Finds
November 23, 2022 -
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September 27, 2022 -
California could give more than a million people with criminal records a fresh start
September 9, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio segment on 3 Strikes Report
August 30, 2022 -
Report: One in Three People Had Sentences Lengthened Due to Three-Strikes Law
August 30, 2022 -
Report Provides In-Depth Look at Three-Strikes Law in California
August 30, 2022 -
‘Clean Slate’ Justice Laws Offer a Second Chance—Only to Some
July 10, 2022 -
March 7, 2022
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March 4, 2022 -
This District Attorney Is Fighting Crime — and Angering the Police (Op-Ed)
February 2, 2022 -
KQED Interview about Make-it-Right research
January 27, 2022 -
Report: San Francisco Juvenile Restorative Justice Program Reduces Probability of Rearrest
January 27, 2022 -
California eases crime laws in the new year, Northstate lawyers react
January 5, 2022 -
Are Fresno Residents Safe? Here’s What 2021 Crime Stats Reveal
January 4, 2022 -
November 17, 2021
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November 17, 2021
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November 17, 2021 -
The Pandemic Puts Criminal Courts Behind Schedule As Violent Crime Spikes
September 21, 2021 -
Reports: California homicide rate rises by 31% amid pandemic, vehicle thefts rise 20%
September 20, 2021 -
Capital Public Radio interview with Mia Bird about crime rates changing during COVID-19 Pandemic
September 17, 2021 -
Report Analyzed Crime Trends in California during the Pandemic
September 16, 2021 -
San Francisco to deploy more officers in high tourism areas as part of new safety plan
July 19, 2021 -
July 13, 2021
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California homicides jump 31% in 2020, reaching highest total in 13 years
July 1, 2021 -
Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented
May 25, 2021 -
May 25, 2021 -
California sticks to cash bail, rejects nation-leading move
November 4, 2020 -
In California, voters must choose between cash bail and algorithms
October 31, 2020 -
Replacing cash bail: Fairer justice or robopocalypse?
October 22, 2020 -
KQED Segment on Prop 25 Policy Brief
October 20, 2020 -
New Research: Prop 25 Would Lead to More People Being Released Before Their Arraignments
October 20, 2020 -
What’s Criminal about the Criminal Justice System
July 2, 2020 -
SF’s 2019 Homicide Rate Was Lowest in Nearly 60 Years: Report
January 22, 2020 -
Partnering for data-driven prosecution in San Francisco
December 3, 2019 -
How Rapid Response Lawyers Can Change People’s Lives
November 21, 2019 -
September 17, 2019
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Officials condemn judge’s decision to release suspect accused of attacking woman
August 19, 2019 -
UC study finds police foot patrols helped decrease larceny crimes
December 5, 2018 -
Public defender’s new pretrial release program slashes SF jail stays: Study
May 15, 2018 -
January 18, 2018 -
California shifts from scanners to dogs to halt prison contraband
May 13, 2017 -
Prisons Put New Limits On Inmate Visits To Stamp Out Drugs
May 30, 2017 -
California prison smugglers get creative: Meth in soap, heroin on stamps
May 10, 2017