Jacinda Chan

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  • Jacinda Chan

    Jacinda Chan is a first-year law student at the University of London. She has a Masters of Science in International Criminal Justice with 18 years of freelance journalism experience, exposing human rights abuses around the world for the Diplomatic Courier, Truth Out, Peace Data, and Mic.

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Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

Can They Do That? A Primer on the Powers — and Limits — of the President and Federal Government in the Criminal Legal System

Protests erupted in Los Angeles and across the country as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids intensified in California, a self-declared sanctuary state,... Read more.
Breaking News, Court Watch, Vanguard Court Watch, Yolo County

Judge Denies Release for Unhoused, Mentally Ill Man Seeking Treatment, Citing History of Noncompliance

The court denied the defense's request to overturn the $5,000 bail and release the unhoused man on supervised own recognizance, instead upholding the bail and setting... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

Diversity in the Judiciary: Newsom Appoints 12 New Judges to Superior Courts

Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated three new justices to the California Court of Appeal and appointed twelve new judges to Superior Courts across the state, with... Read more.
Breaking News, Court Watch

Court Watch: Yolo County Man Gets Slight Bail Reduction but Remains in Jail for Treatment

WOODLAND, CA — A man facing misdemeanor drug and theft charges was able to get a slight...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

The New Vallejo Casino Reinforces Colonialist Practices of Exterminating Native Culture That Sparked the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Crisis

With the recent approval of Scotts Valley in Vallejo, California for the Pomo Indian Tribe to build...... Read more.