I just found out my friend died. He contracted COVID-19 in San Quentin State Prison after a botched...
Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews
Op-Ed: People are dying in US prisons, and not just from COVID-19
Randall Jordan-Aparo, Darren Rainey and Latandra Ellington are not household names. But like...
Op-Ed: When Reimagining Justice in Our Communities, Probation Must Be Part of the Conversation
We recognize this is a time of change, and we believe that challenging preconceptions is healthy...
Op-Ed: Why cellphone videos of black people’s deaths should be considered sacred, like lynching photographs
Every major era of domestic terror against African Americans – slavery, lynching and police...
Op-Ed: Surviving Shelter in Place as a Survivor of Homicide
I learned that I might never stop grieving the innocence my daughters lost on that early...
Op-Ed: California’s Closure of DJJ Is a Victory—But With Significant Challenges
Simply handing DJJ youth over to the county probation departments is not reason enough alone to...