By Dylan Ferguson SAN FRANCISCO- The weeklong hearing on whether the Mesa Verde ICE detention center in Bakersfield should continue to be overseen by the U.S. District...
By Lauren Smith WASHINGTON D.C. – Josh Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy group advocating for decarceration, hosted a w...
By Linhchi Nguyen CHICAGO – Cook County’s bail reform – known as GO18.8A – created a presumption of release without monetary bail for the large majority of felony defenda...
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – The question here in Sacramento County Superior Court this week is whether defendant Steve Hancock stole one or two cars—and if he did, sho...
By Layla Mustafa SACRAMENTO – Sometimes court sentencing seems like “new math”—everyone is confused. Here in Sacramento County Superior Court this week, a case was called...
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – Both parties agreed to a plea deal this week in Sacramento County Superior Court—but the judge nixed it. At Lakia Young’s preliminary hearing,...
By Julian Navarro SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento defendant—found with contraband in his underwear—appeared to be the odd man out here at his preliminary hearing in Sacra...
By Stacy Hernandez DAVIS – On Tuesday afternoon, the Associated Students, University of California, Davis (ASUCD) held its senator debate over Zoom for the fall 2020 ele...
By Gabriella Garcia Last week, scientists made a breakthrough in developing a COVID-19 vaccine and are working hard to have it released by the end of 2020. According to C...
By David M. Greenwald When I warned people over the summer of the threat to democracy, there were usually two responses—a lot of partisan agreements and a lot of independ...
The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to local business incubator Inventopia to allow it to add specialized...
By Emma Phillips SAN FRANCISCO – A hearing resumed here in U.S. District Court Thursday to determine if the Mesa Verde ICD Detention Center should continue to be monitore...
By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the wardens of Terre Haute Correctional Compl...
By Eric J. Trochez SACRAMENTO – The prosecution sought to retain a defendant’s “no bail” status here in Sacramento County Superior Court Wednesday, citing his criminal hi...
By Özge Terzioğlu SACRAMENTO – Defendant Bryan Rosengren is working hard to get a felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor—and he found a little support from Sacramento...
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – Judge Steve White went off on a group of attorneys here in Sacramento County Superior Court, telling them it is “simply not acceptable” to...
By Ruby Chavez FRESNO- The second wave of coronavirus cases is spiking, and since California is now a hot zone, a defendant here does not want to proceed with community s...
by David M. Greenwald On Wednesday, the Essie Justice Group, a nonprofit organization of women with incarcerated loved ones, held a caravan event, attempting to draw atte...
By Diana Zhu DAVIS – On Tuesday, the UC Davis Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) hosted a livestream virtual panel celebration titled: “50 Years of Imagining Ra...
By Josué Monroy In a pro-Trump YouTube ad that was blasted across the platform in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal is featured gi...