A Sacramento County Superior Court judge sentenced an accused woman to 67 days in county jail for failing to complete court-ordered community service, despite her claims that she was turned away from service sites due to a documented disability.
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.
A San Francisco man pleaded guilty to six charges related to illegal possession of a firearm and associated equipment, and accepted a plea deal of one year in county jail with the possibility of transfer to state prison, compliance with adult probation treatment plans, and other terms.
A San Francisco man pleaded guilty to three felony counts and no contest to two misdemeanor counts, including possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed firearm as a convicted person, driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher, and was sentenced to 180 days in county jail and a lifetime ban on possessing weapons.
Looking in the mirror, I see a 39-year-old extrovert. My name is Dominick Jerome Porter, and today,…
Newly-elected Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez recently announced a “New Chapter” for our region in her newsletter,…
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By Mark Dempsey My email to Sacramento County: Supervisors, Spending a billion dollars to enlarge the County…
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By Jasmine Ross Approximately half a million Americans are held in county jails and are eligible to vote, but…
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By Mark Dempsey In 2020, the McClatchy family sold its papers, including the Sacramento Bee, to a…
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By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the…
By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the…
By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the…
By DC Content note: Names have been changed to protect the identities of people whose experiences are…
By Michael Apfel and Belen Avelar WOODLAND, CA – A woman, who had previously pled guilty to…
VENTURA, CA – During Michael Capelli’s lengthy sentencing hearing last Thursday in Ventura County Superior Court, the…