California could soon end money bail, but at what cost? The passage of Senate Bill 10 would decimate the bail industry, but many advocates say it falls short of true reform. Max Rivlin-Nadler
‘They treated me like a dog’: An Immigrant Was Forced to Clean the Truck of the Border Agent Who Arrested Him Under ‘Operation Streamline,’ Border Patrol has become responsible for the housing and transporting of immigrants. Max Rivlin-Nadler
The ‘Streamline’ Program to Prosecute Immigrants is Ensnaring Kids by Mistake ‘Operation Streamline’ speeds up immigration prosecutions. Max Rivlin-Nadler
Will Governor Cuomo Give Roy Bolus a Second Chance? Bolus is one of thousands of New Yorkers sentenced to life in prison who are waiting for the governor to keep his clemency promise. Max Rivlin-Nadler
A Distressed Man Came to a Police Station Looking for Help. Hours Later, He Was In a Coma. Earl McNeil’s family is demanding answers from the National City, California, police department. Max Rivlin-Nadler
Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Has an Antidote New bail funds aren’t just getting immigrants out of detention—they’re helping them stay in the country permanently. Max Rivlin-Nadler
Immigrants and activists flood San Diego to protest ‘Operation Streamline’ Defense attorneys say they’ll have only minutes to meet with their clients before the immigrants are convicted en masse. Max Rivlin-Nadler
After A Murder Conviction is Reversed, Police Chief Vows to Watch Defendant ‘Til the Day I Die’ Did a Louisiana police chief and a prosecutor cross a line when they issued televised threats to a man who'd just been granted relief by a federal appeals court in a child killing? Max Rivlin-Nadler
Exclusive: Immigrant Detainees In an Oregon Federal Prison Are Being Held In General Population Units As a consequence, authorities are keeping them in cells for 22 to 23 hours a day, according to Oregon’s federal public defender. George Joseph, Max Rivlin-Nadler
Chaos in the Courthouse as Border Arrests Surge Public defenders say immigrants arrested under Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy are being denied their due process rights. Max Rivlin-Nadler
Criminal Justice Reformers Get A Chilly Reception In California Across the state, most incumbents successfully fended off progressive challengers during the June 5 primary. Max Rivlin-Nadler
These Public Defenders Want to Fight Bias From the Bench But their push to unseat judges is drawing backlash from a surprising source—fellow Democrats. Max Rivlin-Nadler
San Diego DA Says She Won’t Take Law Enforcement Donations — But They’re Still Fueling Her Campaign Max Rivlin-Nadler
Lawyer for Pedro Hernandez Says Bronx DA’s Office Is Still Withholding Key Evidence Max Rivlin-Nadler
Meet The San Diego DA Who Seized On The Human Trafficking Panic to Become A Law Enforcement Superstar Melissa Gira Grant, Max Rivlin-Nadler
As Reform Stalls in New York, Defendants Plead Out Because They Can’t Afford Cash Bail Max Rivlin-Nadler
As Bail Reform Moves Forward in California, Defendant Who Advanced It Remains Incarcerated Max Rivlin-Nadler
Court Watch NYC Is Here To Hold New York City’s ‘Reformer’ District Attorneys Accountable Max Rivlin-Nadler
Police Accountability and Public Defender Groups Demand Transparency on NYPD Gang Policing Max Rivlin-Nadler
Activists Fight Back After NYPD Turns Prosecutor To Avoid Civil Suits Max Rivlin-Nadler, Ashoka Jegroo
Did Prosecutorial Misconduct Result in the Indictment of an African-American Louisiana Couple in a Federal Drug Case? Max Rivlin-Nadler
How Philadelphia’s Social Media-Driven Gang Policing Is Stealing Years From Young People Max Rivlin-Nadler
New York’s Attorney General Just Indicted a District Attorney for Covering Up a Police Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man Max Rivlin-Nadler
ICE Is Making Its Massive Data Collection Effort Secret As It Labels More and More Immigrants ‘Gang Members’ Max Rivlin-Nadler
