NY Governor Grants More Than a Dozen Clemencies
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez NEW YORK, NY – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this past week announced 13…
Judge Urges Accused to Comply with Prescribed Medication
By Nicole Mayer WOODLAND, CA- Judge Dave Rosenberg released a man from jail here after a Yolo…
Sunday Commentary: Yolo Always Falls with Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has done a…
Guest Commentary: I’m Finally Coming Home. Will I Get a Second Chance?
By Paul Grossman I write this with tears streaming down my face, a contrite heart and a…
Sunday Commentary: Telling the Other Side of the Story?
By David M. Greenwald One of the complaints that a number of our readers make from time…
Republican Leader Pushes for Prison Release, Hammers San Quentin
By David M. Greenwald The news this week is that San Quentin now faces California’s single largest…
ACLU Unveils Ambitious Clemency Program Aimed at State Governors
By Josué Monroy NEW YORK – The American Civil liberties Union (ACLU) has launched an expansive campaign…
Analysis: CDCR Has NOT Reduced Its Prison Population Below 100,000
Last week you may have seen it, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Thursday…
Efforts to Release Incarcerated from San Quentin Move Forward in Marin County Superior Court
Habeas petitions allege that California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation actions constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” as…
This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?
By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state…
California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations
While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19…
Supreme Court Affirms Ohio Judge’s Order to Release Medically Vulnerable Incarcerated People
By Linh Nguyen & Metyia Phillips On May 26, 2020, the Supreme Court refused the Trump Administration’s…
ACLU Files Lawsuits on Behalf of Terminal Island and Lompoc Prisoners
As COVID-19 Ravaged the Prisons, Officials Failed to Take Sanctioned Actions The ACLU of Southern California among…
The ACLU Demands Mass COVID-19 Testing of All Prison Employees and Incarcerated Populations
By Nancy Martinez The ACLU is demanding the immediate testing of all prison employees and all incarcerated…
COVID-19 Prison Release Reunites Mother and Daughter
By Leila Rafei “You’re on the list.” It took a few seconds for Chalana McFarland to grasp…
New Report Invites Governors to Utilize Clemency Powers to Slow COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation into jails and prisons. A report published…
Court Denies COVID-19 Related Prison Population Reduction Motion
By Nancy Martinez CALIFORNIA- A three-judge court denied the emergency motion to reduce prison populations to ensure…
Sacramento DA Files Motion Days before Inmates to be Released under Emergency COVID-19 Order
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that the Sacramento County…
California Voters Want More Prison Releases in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
CALIFORNIA – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in California’s prison system, a recent poll from The…
Healthcare Workers and Experts Ask for Lethal Injection Drugs to Care for COVID-19 Patients
By Linh Nguyen In an open letter to death penalty states, healthcare workers and medical experts across…
