Report: Homicide Rates at All-time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
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COURT WATCH: Prosecution Opposes Return of Electronics Seized from Accused’s Home, Claims Connection to Ammunition Possession Charge
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Aimee McLeod objected this week to…
San Francisco District Attorney Allows Further Delays in Case against Sean Moore’s Killer, SFPD Officer Kenneth Cha
By Sunny Zhou SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Rising reported this past week the office of…
Retired San Francisco Judge Blasts SF Mayor London Breed, SF DA Brooke Jenkins Over Record Drug Deaths
By Sunny Zhou SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, a retired San Francisco Superior Court Judge blasted…
ACLU Files Amicus Brief Supporting Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers
By Sunny Zhou OAKLAND, CA – The ACLU’s National Prison Project, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California…
COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Felony Battery Testifies to Being Called Racial Slurs, Takes Plea Deal
VENTURA, CA – Ventura County Superior Court Judge Bruce A. Young late last week sentenced a man…
ACLU Denounces Censure of Transgender Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr
By Sunny Zhou HELENA, MT – This past week, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU…
COURT WATCH: Accused Raises Concerns in Resentencing Hearing Over Evidence Missing from Discovery
By Sunny Zhou MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves late last week denied…
The Sentencing Project, Fair and Just Prosecution Host Webinar/Panel to Promote Felony Murder Reform
By Sunny Zhou and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – This past week, The Sentencing Project and Fair…
Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis
By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling…
Court Confused over Warrant Status, Possible Release Delayed
By Ruby Hernandez and Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – Confusion transfused the court for a while this…
Judge Sets $10,000 Bail for Man Accused of Twin Burglaries; One Case Delayed Nearly 3 Years
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk set bail at…
Monterey County Judge Sentences Kristin Smart’s Killer, Calling Him ‘Cancer to Society’
By Sunny Zhou MONTEREY, CA – The Associated Press said this week Paul Flores was sentenced to…
Judge Declares ‘Bar Low,’ Denies Motion to Reduce Felony Firearm Charges Even after Handgun Found in Backpack Belonging to Driver, Not Accused
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing this week, Yolo County Superior Court Judge…
ACLU Reprimands Houston School District for Discriminatory Treatment Towards Girls’ Sports Team, Black Student Athlete
By Sunny Zhou HOUSTON, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas this…
Tennessee Legislator Suggests ‘Hanging by Tree’ As Execution Method to ‘Speed Up Process’ as Favor to Death Row Prisoners
By Sunny Zhou NASHVILLE, TN – When the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee last week discussed a…
DOJ Charges California Man with Federal Hate Crimes for Allegedly Shooting Two Jewish Men
By Sunny Zhou LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. Department of Justice this week charged Jaime Tran,…
New CA Bill Introduced to Reduce Recidivism by Providing Therapy in Prisons
By Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation was introduced here last week designed to reduce California’s high…
Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment
By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX – In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execution,” University…
Judge Sets $30K Bail for Man Accused of Assaulting Mother over ‘Aliens,’ and Now Won’t Take Meds as Required
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk set bail at…
