Grand Jury Report Looks At Jail Facilities and Impact of AB 109
The Yolo County Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monroe Detention and Leinberger Memorial Centers and concluded…
Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words
We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen…
My View: DA-Judge Battle Over Turf, Miss New Opportunities
Two weeks ago we reported that Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig went to the Yolo County…
Commentary: The Mistake of Not Going All In on Prop. 47
When Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig went to the Board of Supervisors complaining that, over the last…
Sunday Commentary: Facts Not Fear and Assumptions Need to Guide Crime Discussion
Yolo County is offering “a series of informational public planning sessions throughout the county” in April to…
Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate
During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorney…
Eye on the Courts: Does Prop. 47 Slow DNA Collection of Those Accused of Felonies?
The Sacramento Bee yesterday published an editorial in which they argued that Prop. 47, which the Bee…
Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment
My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent…
Prosecution Fails to Get Holding Order in Drug Sale Prelim
In what began as a routine drug possession for sale and transportation case took several odd turns…
Sunday Commentary II: Prop. 47 Opens a Door For Restorative Programs If We’re Willing to Change
Interesting piece in the Woodland Daily Democrat talking about the impact of Prop. 47 – which was…
Eye on the Courts: Early Returns on Prop. 47
Last week I had a few opportunities to go into the courts here in Yolo County and…
Simple Possession Case Takes A Bizarre Turn
Back in April, the Vanguard covered the case of Chase Tinsley, who was arrested in August of…
Analysis: Does Prop. 47 Open the Door to Restorative Justice Approaches?
In 2013, the Yolo County District Attorney introduced the Neighborhood Court, “a restorative justice program initiated by…
Analysis: What Will the Impact of Prop. 47 Be at the Local Level?
Last week voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 47, which reduces drug and petty theft crimes to misdemeanors. On…
Vanguard Analysis: Jeff Adachi Discusses Whether Prop. 47 Ends Mass Incarceration
Last week voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 47, which reduces drug and petty theft crimes to misdemeanors. On…
Vanguard Analysis: How Prop. 47 Changes Prosecution of Petty Theft and Drug Laws
In March of 2010, Robert Ferguson was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for…
Californians Deliver Resounding Message Against Mass Incarceration
It was the clearest signal to date that Californians are fed up with the growing costs and…
Prop 47: Needed Reform or Does It Go Too Far?
Under Proposition 47, the state would reduce, to misdemeanors, offenses for drug possession, petty theft, receiving stolen…
