Oakland city leaders, including Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, have announced the results...
Criminal Justice
New Data Reveals an Unemployment Crisis Among the Formerly Incarcerated
Approximately 27 percent of formerly incarcerated people are looking for a job, but are still...
Report Urges CA to Dump Private Agencies That Collect on Criminal Justice System-Related Debts
California’s system of criminal fines and fees, and its use of under-regulated private debt...
SF Seeks to Dump Criminal Justice System Fees That Bury Poor San Franciscans in Debt
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the SF Sheriff’s Department took steps...
New Poll Shows Most Americans Believe Goal of Criminal Justice System Should Be Rehabilitation, Not Punishment
Eighty-five percent of voters believe that rehabilitation, rather than punishment, should be the...
Murder Rate in Largest U.S. Cities—Including 4 in California—Estimated to Fall This Year Says New Report
The 2017 murder rate in the 30 largest American cities is estimated to decline by 5.6 percent by...