California Senate Bill Would Prevent Use of Grand Juries in Officer-Related Shootings
Last fall, the use of grand juries in two high profile officer-involved killings of unarmed black men…
Grand Jury Secrecy Comes At a Cost
By Tom Isler Two new lawsuits are challenging the continued secrecy of the grand jury investigations related…
Grand Juror in Ferguson Case Suing to Speak Out
A member of the Ferguson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch in an…
Sheriff Prieto Releases Employee Survey Showing Half Fear Retaliation if They Speak Out
On Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Prieto released the results of an internal employee survey, resulting from June’s Grand…
SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision
By Jeff Adachi As San Francisco Public Defender, I am deeply disappointed with the grand jury’s failure…
Analysis: Ferguson Was a Highly Unusual Case and Process
I find myself fascinated with the shooting of Michael Brown as it brings to light a number…
Yolo County Formally Responds to Grand Jury Allegations Against Sheriff Prieto
In June, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County…
A New Way Forward? Working Group to Examine Issues Raised in Grand Jury Report
Last week, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County…
Sunday Commentary: Prieto is the One Who Can Stop This Now
The Grand Jury report that came out this week has the Board of Supervisors frustrated and the…
Newspapers Weigh in On Prieto GJR
On Thursday, two newspapers that cover Yolo County – the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat…
Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto
On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent…
Vanguard Analysis: County Has Critical Decision to Make About Sheriff’s GJR
The county has a weird system in place. The sheriff is his own elected official even though…
Supervisors: GJR Not Responsive to Concerns Brought Forward; Superfluous to More Serious Allegations
Yesterday morning, the Yolo County Grand Jury cited Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto with a wide variety…
Grand Jury Hits Sheriff For “Leadership Practices from the Wild, Wild West”
The Grand Jury has hit Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto on a wide variety of issues, after…
Sunday Commentary: Need for better Access to Mental Health Crisis Services in Yolo County
I have told this story before here, but it bears repeating. In 2011, shortly after our then…
Grand Jury Expresses Concern About Forensic Pathologist Contract
Overall good report, but concern about a contract with Forensic Medical Group for performing autopsies in Yolo…
