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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.