Guest Commentary: Poverty Denial Is a Form of Mental Illness
Newly-elected Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez recently announced a “New Chapter” for our region in her newsletter,…
Former Appeals Presiding Justice: San Francisco’s Growing Jail Crisis – DA Brooke Jenkins’ Policies Impacting Drug Diversion Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The city’s jails are increasingly overcrowded and dangerous, a situation exacerbated by District…
COURT WATCH: Probation Urges Judge to Keep Man with Mental Health Issues in Jail, Despite DA and PD Agreeing Accused Should Be Freed
By Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – A man struggling with mental health issues here was in Yolo…
COURT WATCH: Judge Wants to Cut Deal Now, but Lawyers on Both Sides State Issues with Accused’s History of Schizophrenia
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A 2021 case involving a man accused of annoying misconduct with…
Preventing False Confessions: Illinois Legislation Advocates for Lawyers to Be Present during All Police Interrogations of Minors
By Avery Redula SPRINGFIELD, IL – Lawmakers in Illinois are promoting a bill that would require lawyers…
Letter from a Mother Whose Son is Battling Mental Illness
On Wednesday, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin hosted a summit on behavioral health issues. Prior to the…
Great Risk, Little Reward: Berkeley’s RAs Keep Housing Units Afloat Amid Pandemic
By Meenu Pamula Berkeley— Dissatisfaction is not uncommon amongst UC Berkeley’s Resident Assistants (RAs), but in light…
Judge Sends ‘Guilty’ Defendant to State Hospital Rather Than Pursue $70 Theft Trial
by Hannah Blome SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Goodman Monday found a man who…
Davis High Student Almost Released to the Streets by Mental Health Hospital
On Friday as the world was about to enter the New Year’s Day three-day weekend, just after…
Avoiding Arguments and Power Struggles with Your Kids
By David Hafter, MFT I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that I…
