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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

criminal justice reform

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and his wife, Valerie Block, leave an election night gathering Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in San Francisco. (AP/Noah Berger)
June 9, 2022, 6:25 am
Jewish prosecutor pushing progressive envelope recalled by San Francisco voters
Chesa Boudin’s attempts to reform criminal justice fail to win over electorate amid claims of rampant crime and recidivism in famously liberal city with massive wealth gap
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: Former Prime Minister's Office manager Nir Hefetz, (center) and Israeli media tycoon Shaul Elovitch (left back) and Eli Kamir (right back) seen at the courtroom for the extension of their remand in Case 4000, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, February 26, 2018. (Flash90)
January 9, 2022, 3:03 pm
High-profile cases shine harsh light on Israel’s draconian interrogation tactics
As they dominate headlines, former Netanyahu aide Nir Hefetz and businessman Moshe Hogeg allege their testimonies were extracted cruelly; rights activists say that’s nothing new
By Chen Shalita
US President Donald Trump arrives in the early morning hours, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after returning from a rally in Dalton, Georgia (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 22, 2021, 5:11 pm
Orthodox Jewish organizations shaped Trump’s pardons, NYT reports
Investigation finds network of lawyers, lobbyists, and activists, guided by Orthodox Jewish leaders, helped secure over two dozen pardons and commutations under former US president
By ToI Staff
Alvin Kennard sits in the courtroom before his hearing in Bessemer, Alabama on August 28, 2019. (Ivana Hrynkiw/The Birmingham News via AP)
August 31, 2019, 8:32 pm
Alabama man to be freed after serving 36 years of life sentence for $50.75 theft
Alvin Kennard, now 58, was given severe punishment under state’s Habitual Felony Offender Act also known as ‘three strikes law’
By AP and ToI Staff
Journalist and podcaster Sarah Koenig. (Sandy Honig)
April 24, 2019, 12:15 am
Could a revolutionary podcast change America’s criminal justice system?
When Sarah Koenig launched the law-oriented ‘Serial,’ she had no idea how big it would be. But after over 340 million downloads, will success mean reform on the ground?
By Cathryn J. Prince
In this photo from December 13, 2018, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and newly elected governors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 19, 2018, 7:39 am
Kushner credited for pushing rare bipartisan bill
‘I don’t think this would have happened without him,’ Senate Democrat says of Trump son-in-law’s support for criminal justice reform
By Jill Colvin
Amy Bach, founder of Measure for Justice, and recent winner of the Charles Bronfman Prize. (Carlos Ortiz/Democrat & Chronicle)
October 14, 2018, 2:31 am
A fair win for criminal justice reformer who takes top humanitarian award
Amy Bach snags the Charles Bronfman Prize for her work in founding Measures For Justice — a nonprofit that takes stock of America’s legal system
By Cathryn J. Prince
Amy Bach won the 2018 Charles Bronfman Prize for her research into the criminal justice system. (John Schlia via JTA)
September 6, 2018, 9:19 am
US criminal justice researcher wins $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize
Author Amy Bach recognized for her efforts to gather data about the American criminal justice system and make it accessible to the public
By Josefin Dolsten
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