October 23, 2020 Newly Unearthed Facebook Posts Point to More Widespread Bias Among San Jose Police By Jennifer Wadsworth A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing. Read More 5
October 22, 2020 DA to Dismiss Cases Linked to Cops Who Made Hateful Comments on Social Media By Jennifer Wadsworth The decision came after prosecutors reviewed hundreds of cases involving officers whose comments were first reported by SJI. Read More 4
October 6, 2020 DA Declines to File Charges Against Activist Held on Extraordinary $500,000 Bail By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police got prosecutor-turned-jurist Paul Bernal to sign off on the warrant on Sept. 28—and then waited five days to serve it. Read More 18
October 5, 2020 SJPD Arrests Three Activists; One Defendant’s Bail Set at $500K for Suspected Vandalism By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase One defendant’s attorney has filed writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of the detention and exorbitant bail amount. Read More 28
September 26, 2020 Op-Ed: Resist, Reimagine and Reset in Honor of Breonna Taylor By Sajid Khan Breonna Taylor’s death is a result of our institutional, reckless disregard for Black lives. Read More 9
June 24, 2020 Santa Clara County Adopts ‘8 Can’t Wait’ Policies, Among Other Law Enforcement Reforms By Silicon Valley Newsroom In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved a slate of changes aligned with a national #8CantWait campaign. Read More 5
June 24, 2020 DA Backs Off Whistleblower Complaint After Fierce Backlash From Public Defenders By The Fly The truce may have come too late for the South Bay’s prosecutor-in-chief to shake off an unfortunate new nickname: DA Karen. Read More 17
June 23, 2020 Letter: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan By Guest Columnist Hundreds of public defense attorneys from throughout the country speak out in solidarity with their colleague in Santa Clara County. Read More 8
June 10, 2020 Op-Ed: Prosecutors of All Colors Perpetuate Racial Disparities in Our Criminal Justice System By William Brotherson To all black prosecutors, please understand that black people need you. But we need to you to join us in our call for true justice. Read More 18
June 9, 2020 Op-Ed: Black Prosecutors Play a Vital Role in Our Justice System By Guest Columnist For black people to achieve equal justice, we need to be a part of every aspect of the criminal justice system that directly affects us. Read More 37
June 4, 2020 Op-Ed: Be Mad at Police, But Also at the Prosecutors Who Protect and Enable Their Abuses By Sajid Khan To DA’s offices, black lives—no matter what they tell you—do not truly matter except to rack up convictions and fill prisons. Read More 18
June 3, 2020 Temporary Court Closure in Santa Clara County May Delay Some Cases by Days, if Not Weeks By San Jose Inside Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail. Read More 4
May 29, 2020 Car Rally Protesters to Santa Clara Co. Jails: ‘Free Them All’ By Kyle Martin While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough. Read More 8
April 24, 2020 Santa Clara County to Clear Thousands of Pot Convictions By Silicon Valley Newsroom The expungements stem from collaborative efforts of the local district attorney, public defender, the county and the courts. Read More 9
October 22, 2019 County Considers New Contract for Jail Phone Calls, Tablets By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose. Read More 1
May 15, 2019 Tap Dance: Snooping on Jail Calls Catches Bad Actors, But Easy Access Raises New Concerns By Jennifer Wadsworth A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances. Read More 27