“If the Department’s ultimate assessments of these two shootings reflect confidence that the actions of the involved officers were lawful and justified, there should be no objection to independent state …
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One Year In: Prop 36 Fails Promises, Fuels Incarceration
“Prop 36 is taking us backwards — cycling people through jails instead of getting them into treatment. It’s yet another reminder that real safety comes from policies that actually invest …
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Crime Survivors and VA Prosecutors Come Together to Discuss Future of Public Safety and Victim Services
Crime Survivors and VA Prosecutors Come Together to Discuss Future of Public Safety and Victim Services As Virginia faces reductions to victim service funding, survivors shared directly with prosecutors how …
One Year of Prop 36: Treatment Stalled, Justice Denied
“Prop 36 is taking us backwards — cycling people through jails instead of getting them into treatment. It’s yet another reminder that real safety comes from policies that actually invest …
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Statement: Prosecutors Alliance Applauds Dismissal of Case Against Diana Teran
Today’s decision confirms what we’ve known from the very beginning: the case against Diana Teran was deeply flawed and legally baseless.
Amicus Brief Urges CA Appeals Court to Dismiss Baseless Case Against Diana Teran
The signatories argue that the case brought by the CA Attorney General is “astonishingly weak.”
Statement on DA Gascón’s Move to Resentence the Menendez Brothers
DA Gascón’s decision reflects his commitment to public safety, second chances, rehabilitation and justice.
Statement on Additional Charges Dropped Against Diana Teran
The case against Diana Teran is now down from 11 charges to six after a judge dismissed two more charges.
Victims of Police Violence, Police Accountability Experts and Former Prosecutors Tell AG Bonta Prosecution of Diana Teran Undermines Police Accountability Efforts
“A prosecutor earnestly trying to do her job and track important information should be applauded not punished.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance Today, 36 victims of police violence, …
Prosecutors Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Class Action Against Bad Boys Bail Bond Corporation
“With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should. The deeply problematic charges brought against ADA Teran seek to penalize a public servant …