Civilian Police Oversight Organization Urges Investigation of NYPD Officers for Misconduct During BLM Protests
By Joshua Cenzano NEW YORK, NY – The Civilian Complaint Review Broad of New York City has…
Commentary: The Invisible Line
By James Peratta The wonder of this nation that separates us from the rest of the world…
New Plea Tracker Program Seeks to Make Plea Bargaining Transparent
By Mei Perez and Noe Herrera NORTH CAROLINA – Last spring, the Plea Tracker Project was launched…
Man Accused in Domestic Violence Trial Compares Fight with Spouse to Video Game ‘Mortal Kombat’
By Amy Fullerton and Clarissa Rios RIVERSIDE, CA – A day before closing arguments, a jury here…
New Year’s Eve Theft-Turned-Murder Trial Commences with Opening Statements
By Jake Romero OAKLAND, CA — Opening statements were made Monday at the René C. Davidson Courthouse/Alameda…
Pillows to Pot: Specialty Pillows Business Transforms into Cannabis Dealing
By Darling Gonzalez RIVERSIDE, CA – Police said here in Riverside County Superior Court last week a…
Man Charged with Felony, Slew of Minor Charges in Cache Creek Casino Preliminary
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – Verapong Sukpornchai, after a preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior…
Judge Decides Alleged Getaway Driver Wins Pretrial Release, Alleged Robber Back to Jail
By Simran Chahal SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court pretrial hearing saw the release of…
Two Men in Different Cases Won’t Be Going Home after Judge Sets High Bail, No Bail
By Brandon Blanco WOODLAND, CA – Two different men, in two different cases, won’t be going home…
Kern County Judge Blocks Mandatory Vaccinations for CDCR’s Correctional Officers
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All Prison Guards Appealed by Governor Newsom and the State Corrections Department
By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA— On Sept. 27, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that all…
Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees
By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Clearing Homeless Encampment, Was This Handled Correctly?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Like in many other communities, homeless encampments have…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 126: San Joaquin DA Tori Verber Salazar – Conservative Reformer
In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the California…
Commentary: Philadelphia Ends Minor Traffic Stops Hoping to Reduce Racial Inequities
By Rory Fleming Since the killing of George Floyd, a glass ceiling on mainstream police reform discourse…
Judge Finds SQ Officials Fell Short of Deliberate Indifference – but Hammers the Conduct of the Prison Officials during COVID Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County – “Respondent caused ‘the worst epidemiological disaster in California…
UW STUDY: More than 17,000 Deaths at Hands of Police Unreported, Indicating Systemic Bias in Forensic Science
By Joshua Cenzano SEATTLE, WA – A University of Washington study indicates forensic examiners have been undercounting…
CA AG Rob Bonta Files Brief Supporting Eligibility of Transgender Students in School Sports
By Carson Eschen and Sonam Hundal OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday filed an…
Tense Merced Courtroom as Man Noticeably Unhappy with Defense Attorney’s Performance – Stubbornness Works as Judge Sets Earlier Date
By Silverio Rizo Llamas MERCED, CA – Merced County Superior Court Judge David Moranda presided last Friday…
Judge Grants Defendant Chance to Reduce Probation Given ‘Exceptional Circumstances’
By Gina Kim SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Brian Hill suspended judgment for Hilda Carbajal Solis, who…
