EXCLUSIVE: Yuba County Jail/ICE Detention Center Sheriff Pleads for Donated Face Coverings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – The sheriff of the Yuba County Jail –…
1st Homeless Struck with COVID-19 May Be Victims of Sacramento City Hall Sweeps, Unions Charge
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Unions for the Sacramento and California homeless unions…
Prisoner Advocates Charge CA ‘Shuffling Deck Chairs on Titanic’ during COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that Friday – nearly…
Sacramento DA Actions May Thwart Judicial Council Moves to Avoid COVID-19 in Jails
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney appears to playing…
State Judicial Council Drops Bail to Zero for Most in Move to Blunt COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Progressive reforms sought for decades – the dissolution…
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already…
Sacramento Public Defender Asks Appeal Court to Intervene, Release County Jail Inmates because of COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be described as a bold,…
COVID-19 Threat Forces Sacramento Courts to Open Via Teleconference Only – Only Minor Hiccups Reported
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court ramped-up – some might…
Mayor and City of Sacramento Charged with Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Homeless Union, its president Crystal Sanchez…
State Inmates Released Early? May Join Sacramento County Prisoners Getting COVID-19 Break
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It looks like thousands of state prison…
COVID-19 Court Closures Extended by CA Supreme Court Chief Justice – Civil Libertarians, Defense Lawyers Have Concerns
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Late Monday, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani…
Sacramento Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders, Claims Homeless Group; 3 Unhoused Arrested
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Three homeless people – in a brave and…
Court Wednesday Orders Hundreds Released from Sacramento County Jails to Prevent COVID-19 Breakout
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In a story first reported in THE VANGUARD…
Federal Lawsuit Asks Court to Immediately Release COVID-19 Vulnerable ICE Detainees in Yuba County Jail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Yuba County Jail – the scene of hunger…
Early Release of Some Sacramento County Jail Inmates Urged for Safety of Residents, Jailers and Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that appeals are being…
Court Frees Man after 19 Years Behind Bars – Sacramento DA Made $919,800 Mistake
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Members of juries often wonder what information is not…
Sacramento Superior Court – Like the State – Locks Down for the Month. At Least
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Superior Court made official early…
Despite Shadow of Coronavirus, Stephon Clark’s Shooting Death by Police Remembered
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Despite the shadow of the deadly Coronavirus COVID-19,…
Exclusive: Court Authorizes Sacramento Jail Inmate Releases, and Police to Not Jail Some Arrestees
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO (2:11 p.m., Wednesday/March 18, 2020) – Information obtained exclusively…
Sacramento and Yolo County Superior Courts Announce Shut Down because of Coronavirus Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/WOODLAND – Faced with proclamations by the federal government and…
