New elements of California’s Racial Justice Act for All went into effect on January 1st of this year. The new state law could have tremendous impact on the criminal justice system by empowering individuals serving felony convictions in the state to challenge racist conduct against them in criminal court proceedings. To discuss, we’re joined by Chesa Boudin as well as Morgan Zamora. Chesa is the Executive Director of UC Berkeley’s new Criminal Law & Justice Center, as well as the former District Attorney of San Francisco. Morgan is the Prison Advocacy Coordinator at the Ella Baker Center says in-prison and community education on the Racial Justice for All Act are some of the ways that advocates like herself are helping defendants access the relief promised by the new law.

The Ella Baker Center has also produced this free guide in English and Spanish, which the organization plans to continue updating: https://ellabakercenter.org/rja-info/

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