A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied a defense motion for mental health diversion for a man charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts, citing threats to public safety after hearing victim testimony about repeated violence.
A Los Angeles County judge denied a motion for a retrial for a man whose attorney argued there were multiple serious failings by prior counsel, and set bail on appeal at $100,000.
Mac Muir, former senior investigator with New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board and author of Cop Cop, discussed the systemic failures of American policing and proposed six reforms to reduce harm and rebuild public trust.
Alameda County is facing a crisis in its criminal courts due to a shortage of court-appointed attorneys, leaving dozens of people waiting weeks for legal representation and raising civil rights concerns.
The ACLU of Oklahoma, the ACLU, and Covington & Burling LLP have reached a settlement agreement with court leadership in Canadian County, Oklahoma, to end the practice of jailing people solely because they cannot afford bail, requiring judges to determine a person’s ability to pay before imposing cash bail and prohibiting conditioning release on bail unless a judge finds that nonfinancial conditions are inadequate.
President Trump’s executive order to end cashless bail has been denounced by criminal justice reform advocates, who argue that it is a direct attack on constitutional protections and will disproportionately harm low-income people of color.
The Sentencing Project report finds that 25 states have passed sentence review measures this year, allowing courts to reconsider extreme sentences, in contrast to the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back criminal justice reform.
A defense attorney requested a judge to recall an outstanding bench warrant for a man who was deported while serving jail time, but the judge denied the request due to the age of the case and procedural limits on the court’s authority.
President Trump’s executive orders targeting cashless bail have been met with strong condemnation from reform advocates, who argue that the policy is based on misinformation and fearmongering, and will lead to a return to wealth-based incarceration.
John Killops was acquitted of a felony strike charge with a hate crime enhancement after a San Francisco jury found he was in the midst of a mental health crisis at the time of the alleged incident in Dolores Park in February 2023.
Judge Clara M. Levers set an Admit/Deny hearing for Sept. 18 and kept bail at $35,000 for the accused, who was charged with violating parole for the second time after allegedly tampering with a GPS tracker.
Journalist and legal scholar Jessica Pishko discusses the rise of far-right sheriffs in the US and argues that the office of sheriff should be abolished due to its entrenched and ideologically driven system.
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