Governor Jerry Brown just helped California became the first state to ban use of grand juries to decide whether law enforcement should face criminal charges in use-of-force cases. The ban, which will go into effect next year, comes after grand juries failed to indict police officers who killed unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York, last year, heightening scrutiny of the process.

This ban will force decisions to prosecute police out into the open in California. DA's can no longer present a highly skewed case to a grand jury, then, when the grand jury opts not to indict, hide behind them for political cover.

This is a significant step in the right direction.

Please sign the petition to all Governors demanding that every state enact this ban.