Court Watch: Newport Beach Defendant Seeks to Withdraw Probation Plea, Citing Innocence
An accused woman who pleaded guilty to a probation violation in Harbor Justice Center on June 5 subsequently requested to withdraw her plea, asserting she did not... Read more.
Court Watch: Conflicting Orders Block Father’s Child Visitation Rights
A litigant at the Harbor Justice Center reported on June 4 that he remains unable to facilitate child exchanges with his former spouse, despite a criminal court... Read more.
High Court Drastically Limits Compassionate Release, Advocates Say
The Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation (FAMM) sharply criticized two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Fernandez v. United States and Carter/Rutherford... Read more.
Solitary Watch Reports ICE Use of Solitary Confinement to Pressure Individuals to Self-Deport
Solitary Watch published a report documenting the use of solitary confinement within Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, highlighting the experiences... Read more.
DPIC Report Confirms Systemic Racial Bias in South Carolina Death Penalty
A recent report from the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) details the historical role of race in South Carolina's capital punishment system. The findings indicate... Read more.
Bernie Sanders Endorses Jane Kim in New Ad as Utilities Fund Attack Campaigns
Candidate Jane Kim initiated a six-figure advertising campaign, 'The Commissionah,' featuring an endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders, in direct response to nearly... Read more.
ICE Continues Warehouse Detention Centers Despite Federal Probe, Lawsuits.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proceeding with plans to construct large-scale warehouse detention centers nationwide, according to a report by The Washington... Read more.
Funding Cuts Jeopardize Progress in Reducing Homicides and Violent Crime
The Trump administration is cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for programs that have been credited with reducing homicide rates, potentially putting... Read more.
Immigrants Increasingly Choose Voluntary Departure under Trump
The Washington Post has reported a sharp increase in immigrants choosing to leave the US voluntarily due to fears of ICE detention, prolonged confinement, and declining... Read more.
NY Times Editorial Says Supreme Court Rulings Enable Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement
The New York Times Editorial Board has released a video showing body camera footage of ICE agents and state troopers racially profiling Black and Brown drivers,... Read more.