A report released June 25 by the 2025-26 Sacramento County Grand Jury found that the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission, established nearly a decade prior to provide resident input on police policy, functions largely as “window dressing” due to its lack of resources and authority.
The Sacramento County Grand Jury’s 2025-26 confinement review found that while detention facilities face persistent challenges, officials have made efforts to create safer and more rehabilitative environments.
The County is sponsoring “listening” sessions about the County Jail, but no alternatives to jailing are offered, which validates Boss Tweed’s political wisdom and perpetuates the cycle of expensive and ineffective incarceration rates.
Community organizations, faith leaders, and youth advocates in Stockton, California have come together to demand sustained support for those affected by the Nov. 29 mass shooting, emphasizing the need for long-term care, trauma services, and community-based support for victims, survivors, and witnesses.
The State of Oregon and the City of Portland filed suit to block President Donald Trump’s order to federalize 200 members of the Oregon National Guard and send them into Portland, arguing that it is unlawful, unconstitutional, and a violation of both the Posse Comitatus Act and the Tenth Amendment.
Michele Beckwith was fired from her position as Acting U.S. Attorney in Sacramento after she insisted that Border Patrol agents comply with court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids, highlighting the conflict between the Trump administration and the independence of the Department of Justice.
Ourania Thimmhardy, a 71-year-old woman, has filed a formal complaint against multiple Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies after being allegedly assaulted by former Deputy Matthew Gurich, resulting in permanent injuries.
Decarcerate Sacramento and the Anti Police-Terror Project have alleged that Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper illegally shut down their mutual aid program outside the downtown Main Jail, while threatening to arrest volunteers, in violation of their First Amendment rights.
Former police investigator and author Mac Muir argues that the American policing system is designed to produce “everyday injustice,” not isolated acts of brutality, and proposes several reforms to address the systemic issues.
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it did not participate in recent immigration enforcement operations in the area, despite receiving 911 calls related to such operations.
Governor Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to adopt a California-modeled executive order to increase federal forest management efforts and match California’s aggressive wildfire prevention work, while also criticizing the Trump administration’s “illegal federalization” of California National Guard troops and the federal government’s withdrawal from wildfire prevention efforts.
The Sacramento County Grand Jury released its final quarterly report for 2024-2025, highlighting issues with the Batterer’s Treatment Program, Proposition 28 funding, financial abuse of the elderly, and financial mismanagement in the City of Isleton, and recommending steps to address these problems.
Fifteen Sacramento police officers have doubled their annual salaries through overtime pay, raising concerns as the city faces a $44 million budget deficit.
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