Court Confused over Warrant Status, Possible Release Delayed
By Ruby Hernandez and Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – Confusion transfused the court for a while this...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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,...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.
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...... Read more.