Racial Justice Act
The Racial Justice Act is a California law which 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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Policy or Training Materials
2016.09.26_Alameda County_Special Circumstance and First Degree Murder.pdf
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This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 14-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It outlines the legal standards for "lying in wait" as a special circumstances, or as a theory of first degree murder. This document is from September 26, 2016 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
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2017.02.21_Alameda County_Great Bodily Injury.mp4
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This video is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This is part of a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It provides prosecutors with strategies for proving great bodily injury (GBI) enhancements at the preliminary hearing stage and during charging decisions and details the legal definition of GBI, evidentiary considerations for establishing the severity of injuries, and the implications of GBI enhancements for sentencing. This video is from February 21, 2017 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
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2017.02.21_Alameda County_PROVING GBI.pdf
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This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 5-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It provides prosecutors with strategies for proving great bodily injury (GBI) enhancements at the preliminary hearing stage and during charging decisions and details the legal definition of GBI, evidentiary considerations for establishing the severity of injuries, and the implications of GBI enhancements for sentencing. This document is from February 21, 2017 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
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2017.07.17_Alameda County_PROP 57 EARLY RELEASE.pdf
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This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 20-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It details the implications of Proposition 57 on early release policies, and outlines the criteria for early release, the process for parole consideration, and the potential impacts on sentencing and rehabilitation efforts. This document is from July 17, 2017 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
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2017.07.17_Alameda County_Prop 57 Sentencing.mp4
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This video is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This is part of a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It details the implications of Proposition 57 on early release policies, and outlines the criteria for early release, the process for parole consideration, and the potential impacts on sentencing and rehabilitation efforts. This video is from July 17, 2017 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
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2017.07.31_Alameda County_Brady Alerts and Pitchess.pdf
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This document is a training resource from Alameda County authored by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. This 29-page "Points and Authorities" document accompanies a "weekly video surveillance of criminal law" prepared for CLE purposes. It emphasizes prosecutors' duties to disclose exculpatory and impeaching information and outlines procedures for accessing law enforcement personnel files and provides an overview of legal obligations under Brady v. Maryland and the California Pitchess process.This document is from July 31, 2017 and was produced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2022 in response to a July 23, 2021 PRA request.
