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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

Sep 28, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Abuse in the Los Angeles County Jails

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Abuse in the Los Angeles County Jails

Sep 20, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole Denies Clemency to Troy Davis Despite Serious Doubts About his Guilt

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole Denies Clemency to Troy Davis Despite Serious Doubts About his Guilt

Sep 15, 2011

Judge Temporarily Halts College's Unlawful Drug Testing Program

Judge Temporarily Halts College's Unlawful Drug Testing Program

Sep 12, 2011

Death Row Inmate's Former Prosecutor Asks Texas to Halt His Execution

Death Row Inmate's Former Prosecutor Asks Texas to Halt His Execution

Jun 15, 2011

Profile from the War on Drugs: Hamedah Hasan

Profile from the War on Drugs: Hamedah Hasan

Sep 2, 2010

Act Now! Tell Gov. Strickland to Grant Kevin Keith Clemency

Act Now! Tell Gov. Strickland to Grant Kevin Keith Clemency

Aug 31, 2010

Speak Out Against the Pain Ray at L.A. County Jail

Speak Out Against the Pain Ray at L.A. County Jail

Jun 17, 2010

Death by Firing Squad Highlights Inhumanity of Death Penalty

Death by Firing Squad Highlights Inhumanity of Death Penalty

Jun 7, 2010

When the Worst of the Worst Describes the Prison, Not the Prisoners

When the Worst of the Worst Describes the Prison, Not the Prisoners

Apr 21, 2010

Improvements to Sheriff Joe's Maricopa County Jail Long Overdue

Improvements to Sheriff Joe's Maricopa County Jail Long Overdue