Racial dot maps and prison reform
What can racial dot maps tell us about the need for prison reform? Racial dot maps created by the University of Virginia using 2010 census data show the U.S. overlaid with different colored dots—one dot for each person. The city maps help visualize segregation in familiar locals (right), but digging deeper, one blogger found odd shaped […]
Two New Judges Appointed to Alameda County Bench
Please Help us Welcome ACBA Member Clifford Blakely and Karin Schwartz to the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda! Clifford T. Blakely Jr., 48, of Moraga, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Blakely has served as a deputy public defender at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office since […]