The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed a motionto study the feasibility of creating a “Civil Defense Justice Unit” in the Public Defenders
They’re neighbors. Church leaders. Business executives. They’re also murders and rapists who share a common bond in addition to their horrific crimes: they were all
The ADDA has long advocated rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration – so long as that rehabilitation is effective and successful. We also believe reducing
The most dangerous number in Sacramento these days? 1182. That’s the designation of the latest assault on public safety. Assembly Bill 1182, introduced earlier this
In 2016, the people of California spoke loudly and unequivocally by passing Prop. 66, a ballot measure to reform and maintain the state’s death penalty.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order declaring a moratorium on the death penalty is a test of the boundaries of executive privilege. California Constitution Article
If you want an example of why a staggering 61% of Californians distrust their state government, look no farther than Governor/Emperor Gavin Newsom. In the
In a recent op ed, UC Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky criticized the legal challenges filed against SB 1391 by multiple District Attorney Offices in California.
Every time the issue of capital punishment has been put before California voters, they have voted to keep the death penalty and rejected efforts to