Constitutional Amendment Would Restore Voting Rights to Parolees Passes CA Assembly
The amendment would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. (From Press Release – ACLU)…
Package of Criminal Justice Reform Bills Awaits Governor’s Signature
Legislature OK’s final juvenile justice-reform bills updating Miranda rights, parole for child offenders (From Press Release) –…
Commentary: DA Reisig Out of Step with County Voters on Criminal Justice Reform
The voters of Yolo County since 2012 have very consistently and in most cases overwhelmingly voted for…
Yolo County Receives $5.9M Grant to Expand Criminal Justice Diversion Programs
(From Press Release) – On June 8, 2017, the California Board of State and Community Corrections awarded…
Property Crime Increasing in Post-Reform Davis
Earlier this week, the Vanguard called for additional police resource for the city of Davis. The Vanguard…
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…
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…