Sacramento DA Files Motion Days before Inmates to be Released under Emergency COVID-19 Order
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that the Sacramento County…
Healthcare Workers and Experts Ask for Lethal Injection Drugs to Care for COVID-19 Patients
By Linh Nguyen In an open letter to death penalty states, healthcare workers and medical experts across…
Prisoner Advocates Charge CA ‘Shuffling Deck Chairs on Titanic’ during COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that Friday – nearly…
Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi Advocate groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Association for…
Sacramento Judge Calls Zoom Court Hearings ‘Brave New World’
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The recent State Judicial Council emergency order lengthening timelines…
Sacramento DA Actions May Thwart Judicial Council Moves to Avoid COVID-19 in Jails
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney appears to playing…
Courthouse Balance of Privacy and Transparency, COVID-19 Safety and Sanitation
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Even the judge wore a mask—complying with new recommendations…
Sympathetic Federal Court Panel Can’t Release COVID-19 Threatened State Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Just as a Sacramento Public Defender Office motion,…
Sacramento Public Defender Asks Appeal Court to Intervene, Release County Jail Inmates because of COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be described as a bold,…
Video Arraignments Continue in Sacramento Court; Sanitation Practices Still Being Tested
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “This hearing is being conducted remotely through the interactive…
COVID-19 Threat Forces Sacramento Courts to Open Via Teleconference Only – Only Minor Hiccups Reported
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court ramped-up – some might…
COVID-19 Court Closures Extended by CA Supreme Court Chief Justice – Civil Libertarians, Defense Lawyers Have Concerns
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Late Monday, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani…
Court Wednesday Orders Hundreds Released from Sacramento County Jails to Prevent COVID-19 Breakout
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In a story first reported in THE VANGUARD…
Federal Lawsuit Asks Court to Immediately Release COVID-19 Vulnerable ICE Detainees in Yuba County Jail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Yuba County Jail – the scene of hunger…
Early Release of Some Sacramento County Jail Inmates Urged for Safety of Residents, Jailers and Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that appeals are being…
New Jersey Authorizes Release of 1000 to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
Today the state of New Jersey takes a major step toward relieving a potential human rights crisis…
Court Frees Man after 19 Years Behind Bars – Sacramento DA Made $919,800 Mistake
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Members of juries often wonder what information is not…
Sacramento Superior Court – Like the State – Locks Down for the Month. At Least
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Superior Court made official early…
Exclusive: Court Authorizes Sacramento Jail Inmate Releases, and Police to Not Jail Some Arrestees
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO (2:11 p.m., Wednesday/March 18, 2020) – Information obtained exclusively…
Sacramento and Yolo County Superior Courts Announce Shut Down because of Coronavirus Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/WOODLAND – Faced with proclamations by the federal government and…
