Blog Posts in Criminal Justice Reform

We have a problem in this county. Well, we have more than a few. However, as I write this, our cities are burning. Some view this as a race problem. Others view it as a police problem. I view it as ...

As in any crisis or tragedy, as we sit trying to figure out how to deal with the unprecedented impact of the Covid pandemic, we also look for silver linings. One hope is that by endangering so much of ...

This post isn’t so much a blog of my original thoughts so much as a recommendation. I recently came across an incredible series of videos produced by The Marshall Project entitled “The Zo.” The ...

Eyewitness identifications are one of the most common causes of wrongful convictions. Data published by the Innocence Project indicates that a full 75% of convictions later overturned by DNA evidence ...

Effective at the beginning of 2018, California law now requires that any juvenile under the age of 16 be permitted to consult with a lawyer prior to any custodial interrogation and even before they ...

When someone chooses to plead guilty in a criminal case, the plea must be “knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.” This means they must understand the rights they are giving up in order to plead guilty, ...