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In the News
Thursday, January 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Congratulations to Mary McComb on her Reappointment as State Public Defender » Long time CACJ member Mary McComb has been reappointed state public defender in the Office of the State Public Defender. M...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 9th Circuit reverses death sentence for ineffective assistance in penalty phase on Habeas petition » 9 th Circuit reverses death sentence for ineffective assistance in penalty phase on Habeas petition by CACJ member Mich...
Thursday, November 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Who they are, what they did, and why some are still working » The Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley found over 12,000 [California] law officers are “convicted criminals, w...
Monday, November 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) These Machines Can Put You in Jail. Don’t Trust Them. » Alcohol breath tests are often unreliable. These tests "generate skewed results" because "in many cases they haven't been...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Criminal justice reform targets court fines, fees » Executive Director Stephen Munkelt was quoted in the San Diego Union Tribune today regarding legislation to address the ne...
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At the Capitol
Friday, January 10, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACLU Lawsuit Againt the State and Fresno County » Several years ago, the ACLU filed lawsuits against Fresno County challenging the quality of indigent criminal defense in F...
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) California is First State in Country to Provide Housing for Exonerated Individuals » Governor signs CACJ Co-Sponsored Legislation: California is first state in country to provide housing for exonera...
Monday, November 19, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) CACJ on Capital Radio » Ignacio Hernandez, CACJ's policy director and founder of the Hernandez Strategy Group, appeared on Capital Public Radio's...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) CACJ's Jail Informant Legislation Moves Forward » CACJ, along with the ACLU and other allies, is co-sponsoring A.B. No. 359 (Jones-Sawyer) to limit non-monetary compens...
Friday, August 5, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Civil Asset Forfeiture Restrictions May Soon Become Law » SB 443, authored by Senator Holly Mitchell and supported by CACJ, would require a criminal conviction before police co...
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Prosecutorial Misconduct
Sunday, January 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Davis Vanguard: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in California » Davis Vanguard: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in California
Thursday, August 18, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Sacramento debating felony status for prosecutorial misconduct » Last week, Ignacio Hernandez, CACJ’s long-time lobbyist, spoke on KPCC, a Southern California Public Radio station, on our...
Thursday, August 18, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Sacramento debating felony status for prosecutorial misconduct » Last week, Ignacio Hernandez, CACJ’s long-time lobbyist, spoke on KPCC, a Southern California Public Radio station, on our...
Thursday, March 10, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Prosecutorial misconduct and other legislative mistakes cost Californians millions » Prosecutorial misconduct led to the overturning of 86 convictions in California from 1989 to 2012. These, combined with ot...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) IN THE PRESS: CACJ’s Prosecutorial Bill Gains Attention » In the past two days, CACJ’s sponsored bill, AB 1328, on prosecutorial misconduct, received some noteworthy press from bot...
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Death Penalty
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Assembly & Senate Public Safety Committees held a joint informational hearings on CA death penalty i » Pictured left is Nancy Haydt, CACJ's Death Penalty Committee Co-Chair, speaking out in support of the repeal measure....
Friday, October 30, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Statewide ballot initiative in FAVOR of Death Penalty has been filed: Deadline for public to submit » "Court rulings have prevented the state from executing anyone since 2006. A federal judge ruled that the former method exp...
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US Supreme Court
Monday, May 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Mother Jones: The Supreme Court Just Sent a Strong Message About Racism in the Justice System » In a 7-1 opinion issued this week, the Supreme Court granted a new trial for an African-American death row inmate convicte...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Supreme Court Ruling- Hall Vs Florida » SCOTUS issued their opinion in Hall v. Florida in favor of the petitioner, Freddie Lee Hall. The Court ruled that Florid...
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Brady Violations
Friday, September 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Brady Violations Gain Judicial Attention as well as Proposed Solutions » CACJ's President, Jeff Thoma, was recently interviewed by John Roemer for the Daily Journal regarding Brady Violations....
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) CACJ secures key victory in campaign against prosecutorial misconduct » "The Brady bill is the latest example of CACJ's Leg Comm and Ignacio's group having unlimited creativity to overcome all o...
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