COURT WATCH: Non-Violent Accused Faces Sentencing under ‘Out of Whack’ 3 Strikes Law
OAKLAND, CA– A judge here in Alameda County Superior Court’s Rene C. Davidson courtroom this week cut…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Overruled, Sentence Reduced for Nonviolent Drug Felonies
By Cindy Chen SANTA CLARA, CA — Judge Robert Hawk last week, at a recent sentencing hearing…
Organizations Advocating for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence Sign Letter Opposing California’s AB 2470
By Praniti Gulyani SACRAMENTO, CA – In a letter dated April 18 addressed to Assemblymember Kevin McCarty…
COURT WATCH: No Contest Plea to Grand Theft of Cell Phones and Robbery Charges Hikes Accused from Zero Strikes to Two – Now Faces Life in Prison
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – After pleading no contest to felony grand theft of five cell…
COURT WATCH: Judge Resentences Man, Reducing Long Sentence by Just a Year Despite Mental Health Illness Diagnoses
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – During a resentencing hearing here this week, Yolo County Superior Court…
SF Public Defender Charges Prosecution of Man – Acquitted by Jury after Confessing to Avoid ‘Brutal’ Florida Prison – ‘Shameful’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man was acquitted by a jury here in…
‘The O. Smith Perspective:’ Incarcerated Artist Orlando Smith’s Stunning Solo Exhibition of Social and Political Commentary
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the…
Activists Organize to Put California’s Controversial Three Strikes Law Up to Bat in 2022 Elections
By Kritika Singh CALIFORNIA— With California’s 2022 elections quickly approaching, activists across the state are beginning efforts…
