Bio
Will Matthews is the senior communications officer at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Northern California, where he leads the strategic communications component of a statewide ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ campaign to reform California’s criminal justice system. Previously he was the senior media relations associate at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s national office in New York, where he primarily worked on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™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
Dec 10, 2012
The Incomplete Story Told by California’s Declining Juvenile Arrest Rates
Dec 19, 2011
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ in 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
Nov 29, 2011
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Lens: North Carolina Repeals Historic Legislation Combating Racism in Death Penalty
Nov 23, 2011
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Lens: Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium Latest Step Toward Abolition
Nov 1, 2011
The Big Business of Inhumane Detention of Immigrants
Oct 24, 2011
Immigration Detention: A Death Sentence for Far Too Many
Oct 11, 2011
Under ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Fire, Baca Running for Cover
Sep 29, 2011
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Lens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Report on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails