Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law
By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced…
CDCR Deemed Unfit after Requesting Billions of Dollars for Closing Prison
By Lisbeth Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA –– The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) received heavy backlash…
Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Chris Lief (Deputy Director…
Legislative Measure Would Allow Non-Law Enforcement Candidates to Run for Sheriff
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy and…
91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color
By Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
California Capitol Watch: New Police Accountability Laws
By Eric Gelber This installment of California Capitol Watch discusses two new laws related to law enforcement…
New Legislation Plans to Enforce Health and Safety Measures for Private Detention Facilities Amid Pandemic
By Nancy Aviña and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – A California State Assemblymember has introduced legislation to address…
State Senator Takes Aim at Bad Cops, Introduces Bill to License Peace Officers
By Kalani E. Gaines STATE CAPITOL – As the only Black member of the California State Senate,…
Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer Puts Forward New Police Reform Legislation That Would Require Bachelor Degrees for Police
Currently the state law only requires a very minimal standard of peace officers being 18 years of…
Police Auditor Provides Update on Recent State Police Reform at PAC Meeting
By Zohd Khan DAVIS — As the nation continues to strive to combat police brutality and other injustices…
Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA
By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several…
California’s 2019 Crime Rate Lowest in Recorded State History
By Linh Nguyen STATE NEWS – California’s crime rate, as measured by violent and property offenses reported…
CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings
By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the problematic…
Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors
By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises…
Threat of Rideshare Shutdowns Highlight Driver Classification Laws, Battles; CA AG Opines
By Phoebe Glick Rideshare users have been seeing ominous alerts about service suspensions since early August. Even…
CA Public Safety Committee OK’s Host of Bills Aimed at Police Brutality
By Heather Hamilton STATE CAPITOL – The California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety here has…
Incarcerated People At San Quentin Tell Harrowing Stories of COVID-19 Conditions – Protests For Better Treatment & More Releases
(Dashboard updates daily M-F) Incarcerated Narratives As releases continue throughout the CDCR system, we hope to…
Analysis: CDCR Has NOT Reduced Its Prison Population Below 100,000
Last week you may have seen it, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Thursday…
Legislation Would Allow for Decertification of Bad Cops
In the last two months, we have seen people across the country take to the streets to…
Alameda County Jail – COVID-19 Outbreak Coverup?
By Larkin White & Nikki Suzani Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes Two staff members at Santa Rita…
