DDA Says Judge Rehab Plans for Domestic Violence Defendant ‘Insult’ to Alleged Victim
By Julietta Bisharyan HUMBOLDT – During a preliminary hearing in Humboldt County Superior Court, the defendant’s post-traumatic…
Latest Sponsor List Released – 8 Days Until the Event
UPDATE ON OUR FUNDRAISER With COVID, we have now moved the event to Zoom. Mark Godsey will…
Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District
Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as…
Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda
Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive…
Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate
By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City…
Ex-LA DA Candidate Pushes to Shift Funding from Incarceration to Community Engagement
by Kelsea Valerio SACRAMENTO- Former Public Defender and DA Candidate Rachal Rossi was hard hitting on Tuesday…
CA State Senator: California Police Need to ‘Come Clean’ on Abuse Records
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – “California police need to come clean on abuse records,” wrote California State…
AGs Form Coalition Challenging Trump Restrictions on Asylum Seekers Obtaining Work Authorization
By Nick Gardner NEW YORK– The Trump Administration recently announced a new set of restrictions on employment…
No Body, No Weapon, No Crime Scene – How Disappearance Led to Guilty Conviction
By Elizabeth Cho SANTA CLARA – More than five years after Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar…
Cross-Examination Gets Testy; 2 Defendants Head to Trial, Comrade Heads to Jail When He’s Found
By Jess Taylor SACRAMENTO – After a lengthy preliminary hearing here Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court,…
Testing Rates Drastically Decrease as Positive Cases Persist in Solano County – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails
By Nikki Suzani Highlights (July 27th – August 3rd) Solano County Jail has one active case in…
Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions
After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on…
Analysis: CDCR Has NOT Reduced Its Prison Population Below 100,000
Last week you may have seen it, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Thursday…
Missouri Faith Leaders Send Letter in Support of Gardner in McCloskey Incident
Eighty-nine pastors and ministers and rabbis wrote a letter to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Attorney General Eric Schmitt…
20 State AGs Support Challenge to Unlawful Revision of Felon Re-Enfranchisement Law
By Linh Nguyen SACRAMENTO – In an amicus curiae brief, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a…
SF Mayor London Breed Announces Young Defenders Internship Program
By Nick Gardner SAN FRANCISCO– San Francisco Mayor London Breed has teamed up with Public Defender Manu…
FBI Hair Analysis Called into Question after Santae Tribble’s 2012 Exoneration
By Lauren Smith WASHINGTON D.C. – After spending 28 years wrongly convicted of and imprisoned for murder,…
Defense Attorney Strikes Out – Sacramento Judge Denies All Defense Motions
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – In Valentyn Stepanov’s preliminary hearing this Monday, Judge Delbert W. Oros was…
Lack of Interpreters Reminds California of Its Troubling Past
By Jose Medina WOODLAND – Minh Quang Ly was called in for an arraignment hearing in Yolo…
Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak
By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the recent outbreak in Santa…
