Report Finds Reoffending Is Relatively Low after Life-Sentence: ‘More Punishment Does Not Lead to Less Crime’
By Angie Madrid WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. deals with the issue of mass incarceration, a…
LA District Attorney Proposes Systemic Restructuring to Reduce Community Violence
By Eric Grammatico and Aakanksha Patel LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón this…
Chesa Boudin-Backed Assembly Bill 127 to Hold Police Accountable Signed into Law
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A state law backed by District Attorney of San Francisco…
California Bans State-Funded Travel to Five New States over Their Passage of New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
By Joshua Vega SACRAMENTO, CA – As of this week, California has now placed new travel restrictions…
Alleged Beaten Domestic Violence Victim: ‘He Doesn’t Deserve to Be in There’ – Court Disagrees
By Michelle Luu WOODLAND, CA — A Yolo County man was recently charged with two counts of…
Family of Victim Killed by Hit and Run Drunk Driver Expresses Hope for Defendant
By Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Sentencing was held for Michael Smith—who killed a man while…
Six Years after Crime and Years after Conviction, Man Found Sane in Sexual Assault
By Luke Kyaw WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy Fall presided over the resumption of a jury trial…
Defendant Claims ‘42 Tabs of LSD’ Not His – Admits Ownership of Meth, Cocaine in Wallet and Vehicle; Attorney Questions Cop’s LSD Sale Experience
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Aaron Turner was stopped by officers in his vehicle last October…
Court Sets Trial for Man Accused of Violence to Girlfriends, Vehicular Damage, Theft
By John Arceno SACRAMENTO, CA – Nathaniel Burkholder faced allegations of domestic violence and other violence from…
Defense Attorney Raises Alarm about Dupe Arrest Warrants for Looting Case – Court Perplexed
By Dario McCarty DUBLIN, CA – Defendant Jeno James Lieu’s eagle-eyed defense attorney this week brought to…
Commentary: Right to Housing the Way to Solve Homeless Problems?
By David M. Greenwald The NY Times earlier this week ran a story that Sacramento Mayor Darrell…
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on…
70 Criminal Justice Leaders File Brief Calling for an End to the Unnecessary Use of Deadly Force by PA Police
DAs, Attorneys General and law enforcement leaders tell the PA Supreme Court that the police should not…
San Leandro Police Officer Held for Voluntary Manslaughter after Fatal Shooting
By Sydney Kaplan SAN LEANDRO, CA – San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher is being held…
Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers Unite against Laws Criminalizing Transgender People
By Priana Aquino and Alexander Jimenez NEW YORK – Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), an organization made…
Introduction of The People’s Response Act Supported by 20 State Officials and Over 70 Organizations
By Ankita Joshi and Fiona Davis WASHINGTON DC – Congresswomen Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, Jan Schakowsky, and…
Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics Awaits Assembly Hearings – Senator Gathers Support from Diverse Stakeholders
By Alex Klimenko and Sam Zou SACRAMENTO, CA – In his press conference on Jun. 28, California…
Ninth Circuit Concludes Inadequate Counsel Led to Death Penalty Sentence
By Genesis Guzman BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Danny Lee Jones’ previously denied petition challenging his death sentence…
West Sacramento PD Secretary Charged with Child Endangerment – Also Allegedly Threatened Victim’s Father Using Police Connections
By Genesis Guzman WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Bonnie Logsdon—a secretary at the West Sacramento Police Dept.—dodged a…
Defendant Pleads No Contest to Felony Criminal Negligence toward Family Dog
By Tracy Hobson and Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Brock Erickson—accused of negligently allowing his family’s…
