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Milena

@MilenaBlake
Joined April 2012
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Our client Sophia this morning - through the food slot in her cell door. Serving 40yrs-to-life for breaking into an unoccupied house when she was homeless, mentally ill & destitute. No violence. Her getaway vehicle was a bicycle. She was arrested riding it on the sidewalk.
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We are ECSTATIC to report that our longtime client Alejandra Nolkemper is finally free after serving 25 yrs of a life sentence for breaking a church window! - mailchi.mp/548000e1148a/alej…
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Cleveland walks free from Solano State Prison after his life sentence is reversed - with blessings from prison officials and prosecutors who recognized he deserved a new chance at freedom! - mailchi.mp/038587f84b2e/clev…
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Milena Blake, an attorney for SLS' @3strikesproject was mentioned in an article by the @latimes on how "Newsom told 123 California prisoners they could get out early. Many remain behind bars." stanford.io/3xszWDY
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For many, #clemency is only the starting point. Our client Mary Reese remains in prison despite being granted clemency by Gov. Newsom in 2021. And she’s not alone. @MilenaBlake explains here: latimes.com/california/story…
Newsom told 123 prisoners they could get out early. Why are a third still behind bars?

Newsom told 123 prisoners they could get out early. Why are a third still behind bars?

Gavin Newsom has granted 123 commutations, or reductions of sentences, as governor. But as of January, a third of those people remained behind bars.

latimes.com
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My client just asked me my honest opinion as to why this judge wants him to die in prison. And then the phone said “you have 60 second left.” What a fucking job.
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Three Strikes Project Marks 10 Years of Sentencing Law Reform at law.stanford.edu/stanford-la… via @StanfordLaw

Three Strikes Project Marks 10 Years of Sentencing Law Reform | Stanford Law School

After California’s now infamous “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law passed in 1994, it did not take long for the startling stories to emerge: p

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A top Walgreens executive conceded Thursday that pharmacy chain brass may have overstated the threat of organized retail theft last year, according to a report from CNBC. trib.al/pTKeoUD
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Just in case…
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@nytimes8 Nov 2022
Nearly half of U.S. states allow voters to register and cast ballots on Election Day. Here are the states that allow same-day voter registration. nyti.ms/3NPXWIp
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10 yrs ago today Three Strikes Reform went into effect after voters overwhelmingly rejected "tough on crime" politics as usual. By last count, 3,419 people have been freed from life sentences. We couldn't be prouder or more inspired for the work ahead! - mailchi.mp/f8009681f3cf/10-y…
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I work on state ballot measures and write state policy in my full-time job. My recommendations this year: STATE Prop 1: YES Prop 26: NO Prop 27: NO Prop 28: YES Prop 29: NO Prop 30: YES Prop 31: YES COUNTY Measure D: YES EMERYVILLE Measure O: YES #VoteBlueIn2022
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THRILLED TO REPORT: Satchell's 65-to-life sentence vacated in Los Angeles with support from prosecutors and prison officials! - mailchi.mp/2c27afbec8aa/65-t…
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TransMetro and CDCR are providing *free* bus service for people with loved ones behind bars to all 34 prisons throughout the state. More info here: cdcr.ca.gov/visitors/transme…
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This is a great project & I wish them well. @3strikesproject gets so many letters that, I regret to say, we don’t have enough staff to even open them all.
John J. Lennon (@JohnJLennon1) profile pictureJohn J. Lennon@JohnJLennon13 Sep 2022
After @emilybazelon’s front page @NYTmag story about Yutico Briley came out last year, she started to received a bunch of mail from prisoners, and sometimes their advocates, asking for help. nyti.ms/3QcIxS7
I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? (Published 2021)

I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? (Published 2021)

For years as a journalist, I’ve covered attempts to exonerate incarcerated people. But a letter from Yutico Briley led to a different kind of story.

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.@3strikesproject @mromano talks to @latimes about research he and his team conducted on real-time tracking of available crime data in California finding that, "homicides trend down or stay flat in some of our biggest cities." stanford.io/3Q07Lmw
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Shout out to @mromano for moving the needle on criminal justice reform in California!
Capitol Weekly (@Capitol_Weekly) profile pictureCapitol Weekly@Capitol_Weekly10 Aug 2022
#CWtop100 #90. @GavinNewsom appointed @mromano as chair of CA’s Cmte on the Revision of the Penal Code in 2019. Less than two years later, @ByrhondaLyons reported that the committee had already pushed through more than half of its recommendations. capitolweekly.net/michael-ro…
Capitol Weekly's Top 100: Michael Romano - Capitol Weekly

Capitol Weekly's Top 100: Michael Romano - Capitol Weekly

90. Michael Romano Michael Romano is the founder and director of the Three Strikes Project at Stanford Law School, which seeks to amend or reverse the most unjust criminal sentences under the law....

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We’re very happy for our client today—as his 79 year-to-life sentence for purse snatching was recalled and he was ordered released for time served!
Mike Romano (@mromano) profile pictureMike Romano@mromano20 May 2022
Update: This morning our client was resentenced to time served & ordered released—over objection by prosecutors. ‘The best news I’ve heard in a very long time’ our client said afterward ‘a lot of ppl don’t believe in me, but I’m truly sorry for all I did & I’m going to make it.’
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🎉⚖️Another great victory—esp for our client David who was sentenced to life & bet on himself when no one else would—and amazing lawyering by @MilenaBlake who never gave up on David or his case until he walked out of Folsom State Prison a free man for the first time in 22 yrs!
3 Strikes Project (@3strikesproject) profile picture3 Strikes Project@3strikesproject4 Apr 2022
David Faulkenbery is FREE after Lake County judge vacates his life sentence based on "exceptionally meritorious" rehabilitation in prison! - mailchi.mp/2cc277582181/lake…
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David Faulkenbery is FREE after Lake County judge vacates his life sentence based on "exceptionally meritorious" rehabilitation in prison! - mailchi.mp/2cc277582181/lake…
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One of our clients—sentenced to die in prison. He was given a new chance and now drives trucks for a living. He just saw snow for the very first time in his life.
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