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Will Matthews

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Northern California

Bio

Will Matthews is the senior communications officer at the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Northern California, where he leads the strategic communications component of a statewide ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµcampaign to reform California’s criminal justice system. Previously he was the senior media relations associate at the ACLU’s national office in New York, where he primarily worked on the ACLU’s campaign to reduce over-incarceration. A graduate of Chapman University in Orange, Calif, and the recipient of the Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, Matthews formerly was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group.


Featured work

Mar 11, 2014

CA Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Steps Up for Marijuana Legalization

CA Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Steps Up for Marijuana Legalization

Dec 10, 2012

The Incomplete Story Told by California’s Declining Juvenile Arrest Rates

The Incomplete Story Told by California’s Declining Juvenile Arrest Rates

Dec 19, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµin NYT: Commutations are Good, Addressing Systemic Injustice is Better

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµin NYT: Commutations are Good, Addressing Systemic Injustice is Better

Dec 5, 2011

New York Times Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Immigration Detainees from Sexual Abuse

New York Times Highlights Urgent Need to Protect Immigration Detainees from Sexual Abuse

Nov 29, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: North Carolina Repeals Historic Legislation Combating Racism in Death Penalty

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: North Carolina Repeals Historic Legislation Combating Racism in Death Penalty

Nov 23, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium Latest Step Toward Abolition

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium Latest Step Toward Abolition

Nov 1, 2011

The Big Business of Inhumane Detention of Immigrants

The Big Business of Inhumane Detention of Immigrants

Oct 24, 2011

Immigration Detention: A Death Sentence for Far Too Many

Immigration Detention: A Death Sentence for Far Too Many

Oct 11, 2011

Under ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFire, Baca Running for Cover

Under ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFire, Baca Running for Cover

Sep 29, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµReport on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµReport on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails