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A public database to help ensure a robust implementation of California’s Racial Justice Act

Racial Justice Act

The Racial Justice Act is a California law that prohibits the State from pursuing convictions or sentences based upon race, ethnicity, or national origin. For the RJA to be effective, the public must be able to access policies and data from prosecutors. But this information — which should be readily available — is often difficult to obtain.

Since the law's enactment in 2020, the ACLU, with the support of BraunHagey & Borden LLP, has sought access to prosecutorial records that will ensure a robust implementation of the RJA. The records that we have received, and relevant analyses and court orders, are available here.

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2023_Riverside County_2023 Updated Data 6.xlsx

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a partial data set from Riverside County authored by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The data spans five different spreadsheets covering charging data, probation data, and sentencing data. It includes data from the year 2023; other complementary data sets have also been produced from 2023. This document was produced by the Riverside District Attorney’s Office in response to a PRA request from February 10, 2022.
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Riverside County_Case Numbers and Ages.xlsx

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a data set from Riverside County authored by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The data has 340,902 rows and two columns: case number and age. It serves as a reference for the data from the years 2015 to 2023. This document was produced by the Riverside District Attorney’s Office in response to a PRA request from February 10, 2022.
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Riverside County_Case Numbers and Zip Codes.xlsx

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a data set from Riverside County authored by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The data has 125,424 rows and two columns: case number and zip code. It serves as a reference for the data from the years 2015 to 2023. This document was produced by the Riverside District Attorney’s Office in response to a PRA request from February 10, 2022.
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Riverside County_Superior Court Cases with Defense Attorneys.xlsx

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a data set from Riverside County authored by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The data has 72,285 rows and two columns. It includes superior court defense attorney data. This document was produced by the Riverside District Attorney’s Office in response to a PRA request from February 10, 2022.
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2019_Riverside County_Voir Dire Training.pdf

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a training resource from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, authored by the Office's training unit. This 53-slide training presentation outlines advanced voir dire techniques and jury selection strategies, including current laws and the implications of Batson/Wheeler rulings. The training material covers questioning methods to identify potential biases among jurors and details legal procedures under California Civil Code sections. This document was created in 2019 and was produced to the ACLU in response to a PRA request from July 23, 2021.
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2020.07.21_Riverside County_Internal Policies-Redacted.pdf

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Riverside County
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Office of the Riverside County District Attorney
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This document is a redacted policy document from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office authored by the Office. This 33-page document outlines internal policies and procedures, including guidelines for handling various types of prosecutions and enhancements. The document includes policies on gang-related prosecutions, drug-related offenses, and the implementation of the Racial Justice Act (AB 2542). This document was created on July 21, 2020 and was produced to the ACLU in response to a PRA request from July 23, 2021. There are significant substantive redactions on multiple pages, notably pp. 1-5 and 25-33.
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