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San Francisco Public Defenders Win Landmark Racial Justice Act Case. davisvanguard.org/2025/03/san-fr… @DavisVanguard @SmartJusticeCA

Ricky Pearsall goes in-depth about being shot, and would like to forgive and talk to the kid who shot him during an attempted robbery. "I don't how how he grew up so, I can't judge him as a man just based off one action that he made. As violent as a crime as it was, god forbid him doing that to somebody else. I don't ever want that to happen so... just being able to forgive him at the end of the day like, I have to be able to forgive him to have that weight off my chest. At some point I do want to talk to the kid and make sure that, if I can create an impact on him in any way I think that would be really big. I'd be definitely open to doing that."

In 2024, there were more than twice as many death row commutations (52) as executions (25).

Gov. @RoyCooperNC’s 15 death-row commutations are the most ever by a southern governor in the modern history of the U.S. death penalty, and more than any southern state had granted over the course of the past 50 years. @NCCADP @ACLU @ACLU_NC @NAACP_LDF @eji_org @southerncenter

BREAKING: President Biden has just commuted the death sentences of 37 people on federal death row — the most of any U.S. president in history. Business leaders applaud the historic decision here. ⬇️ #CommuteTheRow rbij.org/in-the-media/p…

BREAKING: @POTUS commutes 37 federal death sentences, making history and preventing executions of innocent people. A bold step for justice, dignity, and redemption. innocenceproject.org/innocence-proj… #CommuteTheRow

By exercising his constitutional authority to commute death sentences, President Biden has recognized the profound moral and legal failings of the death penalty #CommuteTheRow nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/…

BREAKING: @POTUS commutes the federal death row, making history and preventing the risk of executing innocent people. A bold step for justice, dignity, and redemption. #CommuteTheRow

Three dead girls and a man on death row. Did lies put him there? latimes.com/california/sto… @latimes @jvgarrison @anitachabria @ELDoradoDAOFC @VernPierson @DPFocus @SmartJusticeCA #California #MichaelCox #deathpenalty

URGENT: @POTUS must act now to commute all federal death sentences before leaving office. The federal death penalty risks innocent lives, deepens racial injustice, and perpetuates a broken system. #CommuteTheRow Sign the petition now: innocenceproject.org/petitions/urge…

This is huge news indeed. Congratulations @EarlonneWoods. Thank you @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom!

HUGE NEWS 🎉 @EarlonneWoods received a pardon from Gov. @GavinNewsom today, six years after his sentence was commuted by then-Gov. Jerry Brown! (Both were granted on the day before Thanksgiving.) Congratulations Earlonne!

📣📣 Come through to Sacramento Monday 12/2! 📲 bit.ly/dec2rally

We shouldn't play politics with public safety but those opposed to reform in CA are misleading voters by pushing a false narrative about crime and accountability. The truth is that we don't have to choose between public safety and justice. Learn more: cjcj.org/reports-public…

Justice or politics? Here’s why California prosecutors seek death penalty despite moratorium. sacbee.com/news/local/cri… @sacbee_news @_ishanidesai @DPFocus @SmartJusticeCA

Prop 36 will defund treatment and crime prevention programs, making our communities less safe. Our Executive Director Cristine Soto DeBerry recently spoke to @NBCLA about why you should vote NO on Prop 36. #StopProp36 #NoOn36 #Prop36

I am thrilled that my bill, AB 1186, to tackle our current failed restitution system, was signed into law and will go into effect at the beginning of next year. This is a win for justice, and it is a win for public safety. Here's who should expect relief going into next year.

Vote NO on Prop 36. It’s going to reinstitute long, mandatory prison terms for nonviolent offenses, eliminate safety, care, and prevention programs, and is funded by big box corporations like Walmart, shady dark money groups like the California Business Roundtable, private prisons, and sheriffs. It’s the largest one-time investment in CA’s prison system ever. Spread the word. #STOPPROP36 @millionvp

Prop 36 is a step backward for California. This measure targets our most vulnerable communities, especially those with disabilities, by increasing incarceration & reducing funding for crucial services. Learn more: disabilityrightsca.org/latest-news/di… #NoOnProp36 #DisabilityRights

Meet Zondre and Joni! They know that programs that rehabilitate and support formerly incarcerated folks create safer communities. Don’t let #Prop36 take this away.   🔗 Learn more: PeopleAgainstProp36.org #NoOnProp36 #StopProp36