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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
The Undue Influence of California’s Prison Guards’ Union: California’s Correctional-Industrial Complex
Documenting the influence of the prison guards union on criminal justice policy in CA.
Publications Oct 1, 1994
Three Strikes: The Unintended Victims
A case history project of people receiving three strikes sentences.
As incarceration rates in California continued to increase during the 1990’s this report debunks the perceived public safety benefit, through an international comparison.