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Stopping Deportations Before They Start ⎯ How Advocates Can Protect...
by Raj Jayadev and Angie Junck On the heels of the one-year anniversary of a historic Supreme Court decision, attorney Angie Junck and organizer Raj Jayadev share lessons learned from a case of a San...
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Walking Away With The Win
On Friday, July 20, this family stopped the deportation of their brother and son, through their unstoppable will, and successfully beat the process that makes criminal courts a waiting room for...
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New York Times Editorial: Who Will Mourn George Whitmore, Jr?
In 1968, George Whitmore, Jr. was beaten by New York police and coerced to signing a 61 page confession that he murdered two women. He contended that he was somewhere else that day — watching Martin...
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Time Saved: 3 Families Support Each Other to Beat a Collective of 41 Years to...
We had a powerful meeting this Sunday at ACJP, where three families all successfully resolved their cases through mutual support. They didn’t know each other a month ago, but will be forever united in...
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Mother’s Day Math: Mother’s Love > The System
We couldn’t fit all the ACJP mothers in one picture, but here are a few of them whose strength fuels us all to keep going, to keep fighting. They come every Sunday or Tuesday — after their visits with...
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Returning To Life From Life: A Daughter’s Journey To Freeing Her Mother From...
Check out this moving video made by De-Bug’s Jean Melesaine on Lisa Carter, the first woman in Santa Clara County who won her release from a life sentence due to Proposition 36. Judge Deborah Ryan...
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Time Saved Photo Essay: Cesar Beats Wrongful Sentence and Deportation
Cesar’s family came to De-Bug almost at their wit’s end. Their son was nearing the end of his 9 year prison sentence and was facing imminent deportation. During the 9 years, his family had searched...
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Family Wins Historic Dismissal of Juvenile Case in Santa Clara County
This mom and daughter first came to De-Bug about 4 years ago, when she was only 16 years old, and facing charges in juvenile court. Her mom kept insisting that her daughter did nothing wrong, and...
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How My First Felony Leads Me To My First Time Voting (By Steeda McGruder)
Steeda McGruder shares her testimony at a Yes on Prop 47 event with labor and youth advocates. My first charge as an adolescent was a petty theft. When I think back 19 years ago my reasons for my...
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“Prison Was Your Nightmare, This Home is Your Reality”— Photos of the First...
The young man spent 3 1/2 years in a California State prison. His mother Veronica started coming to De-Bug’s ACJP about 4 years ago and our community supported her advocacy for her son. Together we...
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