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In(Justice) in Alameda County: A Case for Reform and Accountability

3.28.2021

Alameda County District Attorney Office’s Practices Lead to Overcriminalization, Needlessly Cost County Money, and Promote Mass Incarceration ACLU of Northern California and Urban Peace Movement Call for Alameda County District Attorney to Take Action to Reduce Harm on Black and
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New Urban Peace Movement Survey Shows 87 Percent of Black Men Feel Unsafe When They See Police in Their Communities

4.6.2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Press Contact: Bilen Mesfin Packwood, bilen@change-llc.com New Urban Peace Movement Survey Shows 87 Percent of Black Men Feel Unsafe When They See Police in Their Communities Violence Prevention, Access to Jobs and
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Alameda County Voters Back Replacing Youth Incarceration with Health and Community Based Approaches, New Poll Shows

11.17.2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2020 Media contact: Bilen Mesfin Packwood, bilen@change-llc.com Alameda County Voters Back Replacing Youth Incarceration with Health and Community Based Approaches, New Poll Shows (OAKLAND)—Two-thirds of Alameda County voters back replacing youth incarceration and investing in
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Community Groups, Families Urge Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to Publicly Oppose Proposition 20

11.17.2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2020 Media Contact: Bilen Mesfin Packwood, Bilen@change-llc.com Community Groups, Families Urge Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to Publicly Oppose Proposition 20 OAKLAND, CA – Community groups and families with the Justice Reinvestment Coalition of
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Responding to calls from advocates, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley changes internal immigration policy that put immigrant communities at risk of double punishment

11.17.2020

Responding to calls from advocates, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley changes internal immigration policy that put immigrant communities at risk of double punishment Policy encouraged prosecutors to seek longer jail or probation time in exchange for an immigration neutral
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2021 UPM End of Year Report

Jennifer Franco

Xavier Gantt

DeMario Lewis