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We’ve Lost the Plot: Save John Arntz’s Job!
Living in San Francisco can be wonderful. The city is not without its problems, but its magical heart still beats strong. And then there are the moments in which I
From Endurance to Strength… in Perimenopause… with Plants… with Positive Groundlessness
In the last few weeks I’ve been making big changes to my nutrition and fitness routine, which call for some careful reflection. The whole thing started when a colleague–a badass
Extradition, Extreme Punishment, and American Exceptionalism
While at the American Society of Criminology conference, I had the good luck to run into a colleague I really like and admire–Dirk Van Zyl Smit from the University of
Fighting Ridiculous Court Fees – One Piece at a Time
I’m attending the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology and finding many of the talks illuminating and refreshing. It could be that the overall quality of work has
SB 731: Record Sealing and Second Chances
A couple of weeks ago, we passed SB 731, which is another round in a set of efforts to give people with criminal records a fighting chance in life, and
More Good News: Bonta Drops State Appeal in Quentin Cases
While I was focus on witness prep for the #SmithfieldTrial, my friend Allison Villegas shared a piece of good news: on Thursday, the Attorney General filed a notice that he
Covid-19 in the criminal justice system
More Good News: Bonta Drops State Appeal in Quentin Cases
While I was focus on witness prep for the #SmithfieldTrial, my friend Allison Villegas shared a piece of good news: on Thursday, the Attorney General filed a notice that he
Prison-Community Transmissivity Model: COVID-19 Management in Prisons Would Have Prevented Almost 12,000 Deaths in CA
It’s been a very busy week, but an accomplished one: Chad Goerzen and I finished writing FESTER and sent the manuscript off to University of California Press. We are very
Race and Justice
We’ve Lost the Plot: Save John Arntz’s Job!
Living in San Francisco can be wonderful. The city is not without its problems, but its magical heart still beats strong. And then there are the moments in which I
SB 731: Record Sealing and Second Chances
A couple of weeks ago, we passed SB 731, which is another round in a set of efforts to give people with criminal records a fighting chance in life, and