December 1, 2017 Santa Clara County Courts Put Own Interests over the Public’s with No-Photo Policy for Records By Josh Koehn Obtaining court documents in Santa Clara County requires the public to pay 50 cents per page copied—the reason isn’t just money or privacy. Read More 52
July 26, 2017 Public Defenders’ Podcast Prods New Dialogue on Criminal Justice By Tori Truscheit Two county public defenders recently launched the “Aider & Abettor” podcast to help change the criminal justice narrative. Read More 18
December 20, 2016 Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Cleared of Misconduct By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County judge who sentenced Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual assault has been cleared of misconduct. Read More 7
October 4, 2016 California Enacts New Law Prompted by Brock Turner Case By Jennifer Wadsworth A new law spurred by the Brock Turner case mandates state prison time for those convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim. Read More 17
September 2, 2016 Protest Held at Jail after Release of Stanford Rapist Brock Turner By Jennifer Wadsworth Brock Turner walked out of jail after three months of incarceration for sexually assaulting a woman last year after a campus party. Read More 13
August 29, 2016 DA Jeff Rosen Reports Back on His 2015 Tour of German Prisons By Jennifer Wadsworth District Attorney Jeff Rosen will deliver a presentation about his 2015 tour of German prisons, which are considered a model of progressivism. Read More 7
June 24, 2016 Op-Ed: In Defense of Brock Turner’s ‘Lenient’ Sentence By Sajid A. Khan The culture of mass incarceration has warped our psyches into thinking that long prison terms are the answer to crimes like sexual assault. They're not. Read More 42
June 15, 2016 Stanford Rape Case Raises Vital Questions of Justice, Consent By Jennifer Wadsworth Stanford students hope to foster a nuanced dialogue about justice and sexual consent in the wake of Brock Turner's controversial sentencing. Read More 51
June 6, 2016 Lenient Sentencing in Stanford Rape Case Sparks Outrage at Judge, Mercury News Columnist By Jennifer Wadsworth A sexual assault perpetrated by a Stanford University athlete has ignited public outrage after he came away with just a six-month jail sentence. Read More 58