On March 22, 2024 PCE hosted a webinar with For The People and Troy Dunmore about implementing prosecutor-initiated resentencing laws across the country. Speakers dive into how the process is started from receiving requests, all the way through to a successful re-entry.
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Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office (San Jose, CA)
Population: 1,924,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 190 | Contact Information
The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office (SCDA) has developed a way to automate the expungement of criminal records by partnering with the Court and Public Defender to streamline the process and leverage data contained in their case management system to identify those eligible for relief. The program was devised after Santa Clara used a similar method to expunge records for those convicted of Marijuana offenses after California passed legislation decriminalizing its possession.
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office (Woodland, CA)
Population: 220,410 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 42 | Contact Information
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office (YCDA) has partnered with For the People, a non-profit group focused on sentencing equity, and the law school at University of California, Davis to create a clinic that engages students in reviewing convictions to determine if resentencing would serve the interests of justice. In California, prosecutors were recently given the ability to petition the court to resentence individuals, even after all appeals are final. This new law allows prosecutors to request shorter sentences in appropriate cases.
Davis County District Attorney’s Office (Farmington, UT)
Population: 355,481 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 19 | Contact Information
The Davis County District Attorney’s Office has engaged community volunteers to establish the Conviction Integrity Unit which runs independently of the office to review convictions from the jurisdiction.
Author: PCE