Senate Committee OKs New CA Measure to Prohibit ‘Snitch’ Testimony at Parole Hearings
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – A prison “snitch” would no longer be able to testify in parole…
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – A prison “snitch” would no longer be able to testify in parole…
Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Legislation has been introduced here that would “impose serious consequences” on those who…
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced today Senate Bill 889, which…
By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be…
By Danielle Silva Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $4 million budget increase for 2020-2021 and $3.5…
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following statement today…
On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a…
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined…
By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining…
By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining…
For years, civil libertarians have warned that the war on drugs have given license to police officers…
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely…
The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years…
By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of reforms…
Senate Bill 136 repeals a commonly used, expensive, and ineffective one-year sentence enhancement that is added to…
California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release –…
One of the big questions is the prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose evidence to criminal defendants and…
Assemblymember Jim Cooper is pushing to roll back changes that have successfully reduced incarceration. by Jessica Pishko…
San Francisco – In what is believed to be the first of its kind, San Francisco County…
By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put numerous…