San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced on Tuesday the creation of a unit to closely...
Race & Justice
Hefty Traffic Tickets Lead to Suspended Licenses, Lost Jobs, and Even Lock-up for Poor and Minority Californians
California traffic courts frequently suspend driver’s licenses of those who are unable to pay...
Does Race Affect Plea Bargaining? A New Study Says YES
Plea Bargains & Race We know that approximately 95 percent of all criminal convictions are the...
CALIFORNIA VOICES: It Could Have Been Me – by Alex M. Johnson
My daily uniform of a suit and tie, my professional degrees, my position - makes me no...
Alex Nieto and Gentrification, Criminal Justice Research Center Moves, and Catholics and the Death Penalty
WHY SAN FRANCISCO GENTRIFICATION MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATH OF ALEX NIETO On March 21...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: A Conversation With Author Ta-Nehisi Coates
As we celebrate Dr. King’s day and contemplate all that he accomplished and all that remains to...