The next logical step for ‘second look’ resentencing is more judicial discretion
By now, we have all heard stories like Coulson’s—example after example of California’s draconian sentencing laws.
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Harsher penalties for fentanyl will not save lives
Do we double down on the failed war on drugs, or do we learn from our mistakes and champion evidence-based initiatives that will save lives?
Three strikes laws make Californians less safe, not more safe
Allowing prosecutors like George Gascón to restore sanity to our criminal legal system is an important step toward progress.
Winding down the mass incarceration era in California
Sentencing policy in California and beyond has long been dictated by rare, outlier cases rather than data and science, and when policy decisions are made based on the extremes the...
What do crime victims in California want and need?
It’s time to give greater meaning to supporting victims of crime, and prosecutors like George Gascón are heeding that call by implementing policies that serve our victim community and the...
Realizing Reform: Criminal justice is undergoing a movement for change
Weigh how little we do to stop crime and victimization before it happens, with the extent of the responses that show up after harm has already occurred.
We must do more to help victims of crime: George Gascón and Cristine Soto DeBerry
Prosecutors across California must offer more than prison time as a solution for people’s pain. It is what victims want, and is certainly no less than they deserve.