The Sundial featured the work of Initiate Justice in relation to our Democracy Needs Everyone report and the #YESonProp 17.
Category: In the News
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The Coronavirus Crisis Behind Bars
CBS News article on the dangers of COVID-19 behind bars in the United States, featuring Adnan Khan, Executive Director of Re:Store Justice.
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A Plea to Governor Newsom: Don’t Abandon Elderly Incarcerated People to Die from COVID-19
Op-Ed written by James King for The Appeal on CA Gov. Gavin Newsom refusing to release those with violent offense, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Atlantic: Voting Rights Coverage
The Atlantic quoted Board Member Rahsaan Thomas and Executive Director Taina Vargas-Edmond to discuss Initiate Justice's efforts to restore voting rights to people in prison and on parole in California.
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The Sac Bee: ACA 6 Coverage
Op-Ed in the Sacramento Bee, by San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and former Alameda County Chief of Probation David Muhammad, supporting ACA 6. They talk about our Director of Inside Organizing and co-founder, Richard Edmond-Vargas, as someone making big contributions to our community who is denied the right to vote while on parole.
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Truthout Coverage: Voting Rights
Two articles in Truthout (1, 2) discussed our CA voting rights work in the context of the national voting restoration movement.
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Capitol Weekly: ACA 6 Coverage
Capitol Weekly discusses ACA 6 and shares results from our “Democracy Needs Everyone” Report.
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LA Daily News: SB 1437 Coverage
Op-Ed by our Executive Director, Taina Vargas-Edmond, calling on Jackie Lacey to stop blocking SB 1437 re-sentencing in Los Angeles. Initiate Justice was one of many organizations that fought hard to pass SB 1437 in 2018. Yet, many DAs across the state, like Jackie Lacey, were fighting to keep people in prison for murders they did not commit.
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Huffington Post Coverage: 2020 Election Cycle
Two articles in the Huffington Post about the 2020 Election Cycle quoted our Executive Director, Taina Vargas-Edmond, talking about how felony disenfranchisement narratives are changing around the country.
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Associated Press Coverage: 2020 Election & Right to Vote
Associated Press piece about 2020 presidential race and the right to vote for people in prison and on parole, quoting our Executive Director, Taina Vargas-Edmond.
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