Sacramento Superior Court Proceedings Moved Outside in Part, because of COVID-19 Complications.
By Greg Walton SACRAMENTO – If you were one of the brave people who took a trip…
COVID-19 Strikes Again: Quarantine Keeps Fresno Attorney Uninformed about Client Status
By Anna Okada FRESNO – COVID-19 has disrupted the nation’s normal activities, including the that of the…
Humboldt Judge Reluctantly Releases Defendant following Positive COVID-19 Case in Jail
By Julietta Bisharyan EUREKA – After much consideration today in Humboldt County Superior Court, Judge Kelly L….
35 Prosecutors Call on Governors to Reduce Prison Populations to Limit COVID-19
On Friday, 35 elected prosecutors representing over 31 million people across the country issued an open letter…
Letter: Opening the Courts Now Makes No Sense
By Nora Oldwin Science-driven policy instead of policy-Driven “science,” please … ? Our courtrooms have been closed…
Guest Commentary: COVID-19 – What Has Brought Us Here, Where Do We Go Next?
by Robb Davis Yesterday David wrote of the difficult place in which we now find ourselves vis-a-vis…
Commentary: With COVID Out of Control, Us Blind As a Bat, State and County Roll Back Openings
Remember May? In Yolo County there were just 40 reported cases. The Board of Supervisors pushed for…
Sacramento Superior Courts Post-COVID-19 – A Vanguard Reporter’s First Look Inside
(Editor’s Note: When I last was at Sacramento County Superior Court in early March, just days…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No In-Person School for This Family
Last Monday, nine of our interns in the SF Court Watch program and I went down to…
This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?
By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state…
Open Letter: Yolo County COVID-19 Emergency Response in Latinx Community
Dear Yolo County Leaders and Officials, We are concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Yolo…
Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?
Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably fits…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
Open Letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from Criminal Justice and Prison Scholars
More than a decade ago you showed courage, initiative, and deep commitment to human rights and dignity…
Letter: Recommendations for Reducing the Prison Population and Protecting People in California Prisons
by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of…
Commentary: Yolo County Opened Too Soon
Supervisor Jim Provenza yesterday posted the county update on COVID—I made the quick comment, “You guys opened…
Push To Restore Zero Bail in San Francisco Amid Growing Number of COVID-19 Cases in SF Jails
Up until the last month, Sa Francisco had managed its jail population better than most counties and…
COVID-19 FALLOUT: Xenophobic Policies May Harm More Than a Million International Students
by Jess Taylor LOS ANGLES – COVID-19 continues to sweep through America, and so does, according to…
Case Management Conference Set to Address COVID-19 Cases in California State Prisons
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. Northern District judge formally announced a case management…
History of Robberies Trumps COVID-19 Pandemic – Bail Hiked to $300,000
By: Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – A history of robbery offenses trumped the threat of COVID-19 here in…
