Rachel Marshall
@rachelrmarshall.bsky.social
Criminal justice reformer.
Now: Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College.
Then: Director of Comms/Policy Advisor at San Francisco DA's Office under Chesa Boudin. Public Defender in Oakland. HS Teacher.
Now: Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College.
Then: Director of Comms/Policy Advisor at San Francisco DA's Office under Chesa Boudin. Public Defender in Oakland. HS Teacher.
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Criminal Justice Reform Didn't Die on Nov. 5 | Opinion
A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform and ended the era of prosecution reform.
www.newsweek.com
I wrote for @newsweek.com about the post-election state of criminal justice reform.
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Reposted by Rachel Marshall
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Today I spoke with @npr.org ‘s @celesteheadlee.bsky.social about consent decrees in light of the new federal consent decree in Minneapolis.
Listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Minneapolis approves police reform decree
The federal consent decree calls on the department to track and investigate allegations of police misconduct, limit the use of force, and improve police officer training.
www.wbur.org
January 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today I spoke with @npr.org ‘s @celesteheadlee.bsky.social about consent decrees in light of the new federal consent decree in Minneapolis.
Listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Anne Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned.
The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires.
Democracy dies in broad daylight, too.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires.
Democracy dies in broad daylight, too.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Anne Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned.
The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires.
Democracy dies in broad daylight, too.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires.
Democracy dies in broad daylight, too.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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December 30, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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Breaking News: Dominique Pelicot was convicted of raping his wife, Gisèle, after admitting he had invited strangers to join him in violating her for years. The case shook France and made Gisèle a feminist hero. nyti.ms/4gJIKK2
December 19, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Breaking News: Dominique Pelicot was convicted of raping his wife, Gisèle, after admitting he had invited strangers to join him in violating her for years. The case shook France and made Gisèle a feminist hero. nyti.ms/4gJIKK2
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soon-shiong is pulling the elon musk strategy of fighting bias and standing up for “free speech” by censoring everything he doesn’t like and openly simping for donald trump
Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
soon-shiong is pulling the elon musk strategy of fighting bias and standing up for “free speech” by censoring everything he doesn’t like and openly simping for donald trump
Reposted by Rachel Marshall
"There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well.” — Nikki Giovanni
December 10, 2024 at 1:32 PM
"There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well.” — Nikki Giovanni
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Hunter's pardon better be the first of a huge flurry of commutations. There are so many cases even more deserving than this one that the Pardon Attorney has recommended granting, and they're just waiting for Biden's signature. It would be inexcusable to see injustice only when it's a family member.
December 2, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Hunter's pardon better be the first of a huge flurry of commutations. There are so many cases even more deserving than this one that the Pardon Attorney has recommended granting, and they're just waiting for Biden's signature. It would be inexcusable to see injustice only when it's a family member.
I’m terrified of bird flu and can’t decide if I’m irrationally afraid or very rationally afraid.
Bird flu has been discovered in a batch of raw milk sold in California store refrigerators, state regulators said Sunday. While there have been no reported illnesses in this most recent case, it comes just a few days after a child tested positive for bird flu for the first time in U.S. history.
Bird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store
The H5N1 virus was found in a sample of unpasteurized milk at a store, prompting a recall of one batch. Health agencies have warned against the growing dietary fad.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I’m terrified of bird flu and can’t decide if I’m irrationally afraid or very rationally afraid.
We are all so lucky to have benefitted from @kimfoxx.bsky.social’s leadership. She has not just changed the prosecutor’s office in Chicago, but changed the profession for the better.
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
Kim Foxx says she permanently changed the prosecutor’s office
The outgoing state’s attorney says she still has wounds from breaking the glass ceiling, but she’s proud of her choices.
www.wbez.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:47 PM
We are all so lucky to have benefitted from @kimfoxx.bsky.social’s leadership. She has not just changed the prosecutor’s office in Chicago, but changed the profession for the better.
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
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I wrote for @newsweek.com about the post-election state of criminal justice reform.
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Criminal Justice Reform Didn't Die on Nov. 5 | Opinion
A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform and ended the era of prosecution reform.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
I wrote for @newsweek.com about the post-election state of criminal justice reform.
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
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Exclusive: 60+ lawmakers call on Biden to use his clemency powers to help "the elderly and chronically ill, those on death row, people with unjustified sentencing disparities, and women who were punished for defending themselves against their abusers.” theappeal.org/biden-commut...
U.S. Reps Urge Biden to Use Clemency to Correct “Extreme Use of Incarceration”
U.S. Congressmembers, including Ayanna Pressley, say Joe Biden should grand pardons and commutations before Donald Trump takes office.
theappeal.org
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Exclusive: 60+ lawmakers call on Biden to use his clemency powers to help "the elderly and chronically ill, those on death row, people with unjustified sentencing disparities, and women who were punished for defending themselves against their abusers.” theappeal.org/biden-commut...
Reposted by Rachel Marshall
Despite the presidential result, criminal justice reform had some under-the-radar election wins with reform candidates for DA and sheriff winning races in Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, and other places.
Because reform polices aren't just popular—they work. www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Because reform polices aren't just popular—they work. www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Criminal Justice Reform Didn't Die on Nov. 5 | Opinion
A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform and ended the era of prosecution reform.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Despite the presidential result, criminal justice reform had some under-the-radar election wins with reform candidates for DA and sheriff winning races in Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, and other places.
Because reform polices aren't just popular—they work. www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Because reform polices aren't just popular—they work. www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Reposted by Rachel Marshall
Our exec director @rachelrmarshall.bsky.social 's oped explores how prosecutorial reform is flourishing--despite the election.
"Whether or not they identify as "progressive," more prosecutors nationally are pushing for a more effective & more just legal system."
www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
"Whether or not they identify as "progressive," more prosecutors nationally are pushing for a more effective & more just legal system."
www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Criminal Justice Reform Didn't Die on Nov. 5 | Opinion
A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform and ended the era of prosecution reform.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Our exec director @rachelrmarshall.bsky.social 's oped explores how prosecutorial reform is flourishing--despite the election.
"Whether or not they identify as "progressive," more prosecutors nationally are pushing for a more effective & more just legal system."
www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
"Whether or not they identify as "progressive," more prosecutors nationally are pushing for a more effective & more just legal system."
www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
I wrote for @newsweek.com about the post-election state of criminal justice reform.
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Criminal Justice Reform Didn't Die on Nov. 5 | Opinion
A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform and ended the era of prosecution reform.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
I wrote for @newsweek.com about the post-election state of criminal justice reform.
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Spoiler: it’s very much alive.
Read at www.newsweek.com/criminal-jus...
Reposted by Rachel Marshall
Congress must release the Gaetz Report. Agreed?
More here:
More here:
Do The Right Thing: Release The Gaetz Report
This is another Republican coverup
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Congress must release the Gaetz Report. Agreed?
More here:
More here:
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1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
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Well, at least it got that one right.
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Well, at least it got that one right.
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When I said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being DHHS Secretary would kill people, you all understood that I was being literal, right?
To underscore: Kennedy Jr. will actually kill people. Mostly children. And only a contemptible monster like Trump would position him to do that and think nothing of it.
To underscore: Kennedy Jr. will actually kill people. Mostly children. And only a contemptible monster like Trump would position him to do that and think nothing of it.
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
When I said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being DHHS Secretary would kill people, you all understood that I was being literal, right?
To underscore: Kennedy Jr. will actually kill people. Mostly children. And only a contemptible monster like Trump would position him to do that and think nothing of it.
To underscore: Kennedy Jr. will actually kill people. Mostly children. And only a contemptible monster like Trump would position him to do that and think nothing of it.
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A Kentucky woman who's 7 weeks pregnant is challenging the state's abortion ban for the very valid reason that she simply doesn't want to be pregnant (from Monday)
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky's near-total ban
A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky. It's the latest challenge to the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
apnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:47 AM
A Kentucky woman who's 7 weeks pregnant is challenging the state's abortion ban for the very valid reason that she simply doesn't want to be pregnant (from Monday)
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
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You know what? Fucking good. Women shouldn’t have to pull out epic levels of misery and potential death to justify controlling their own bodies.
A Kentucky woman who's 7 weeks pregnant is challenging the state's abortion ban for the very valid reason that she simply doesn't want to be pregnant (from Monday)
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky's near-total ban
A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky. It's the latest challenge to the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
apnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:03 PM
You know what? Fucking good. Women shouldn’t have to pull out epic levels of misery and potential death to justify controlling their own bodies.
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Now it’s all starting to make sense
November 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Now it’s all starting to make sense
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mental health break? you bet it did
November 14, 2024 at 2:38 AM
mental health break? you bet it did