Posts tagged equal justice under law
Dror's Story: Efficiency and Justice Have Nothing to Do with Each Other

“His wife knocked on the door one morning and burst into tears, and explained what happened,” Gruffudd recalls. He describes a certain despair accompanying the excitement in the visiting area, “full of families and children, dressed in their Sunday best.” Meanwhile, the inmates appeared emotionally and physically deteriorated.

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Trapped: How Fee-Based GPS Monitoring Puts a ‘Price Tag on Freedom’

An Op-Ed by Equal Justice Under Law Executive Director, Phil Telfeyan. William Edwards was giving a lift to a friend in Oakland, Ca., in November 2016 when he was stopped by police. After searching his car without a warrant, the officers found drugs in the friend’s bag.

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John Legend and Rashad Robinson: End money bail now

Dismantling the commercial bail industry is a steep hill to climb. Prosecutors, mayors, legislators and governors across the country are responding to the community-led movement for bail reform and reconsidering the role of money bail in our justice system.

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Balt’s Ride for Equal Justice

One of our board members, Alfred Baltazar “Balt” Baca, is currently training for a cross-country bike ride to raise money for Equal Justice Under Law. He’s been in training for a couple of months to ride his bike from San Diego to St. Augustine (about 2900 miles) over 52 days with Bubba’s Pampered Peddlers. The ride will start on March 2nd.

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