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A follow up on a 1992 study of San Francisco’s racially disparate incarceration trends finds a city steeped in rhetoric rather than reason.
Publications Oct 1, 1994
Racial Disparities in The Charging of Los Angeles County’s Third “Strike” Cases
In 1994, African-Americans were 17 times more likely to be subject to California’s three strikes law, according to LA Public Defender data.
Publications Oct 1, 1994
Three Strikes: The Unintended Victims
A case history project of people receiving three strikes sentences.
Given that so many of the women in prison in California are driven to drug use because of poverty and abuse, the real issue before us is detention or prevention?
Publications Dec 1, 1993
From Beyond Shelter To Behind Bars
A study of San Francisco’s practice of policing homelessness. Our Officers and Deputies are highly trained individuals, but they can not be expected to protect us from poverty.