By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for ...
Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis
March, 2023
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Court Confused over Warrant Status, Possible Release Delayed
By Ruby Hernandez and Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – Confusion transfused the court for a while t ...
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Judge Sets $10,000 Bail for Man Accused of Twin Burglaries; One Case Delayed Nearly 3 Years
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wolk set bail at $10,0 ...
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Monterey County Judge Sentences Kristin Smart’s Killer, Calling Him ‘Cancer to Society’
By Sunny Zhou MONTEREY, CA – The Associated Press said this week Paul Flores was sentenced to ...
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Judge Declares ‘Bar Low,’ Denies Motion to Reduce Felony Firearm Charges Even after Handgun Found in Backpack Belonging to Driver, Not Accused
By Sunny Zhou WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing this week, Yolo County Superior Court J ...
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ACLU Reprimands Houston School District for Discriminatory Treatment Towards Girls’ Sports Team, Black Student Athlete
By Sunny Zhou HOUSTON, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas this past ...
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Tennessee Legislator Suggests ‘Hanging by Tree’ As Execution Method to ‘Speed Up Process’ as Favor to Death Row Prisoners
By Sunny Zhou NASHVILLE, TN – When the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee last week d ...
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DOJ Charges California Man with Federal Hate Crimes for Allegedly Shooting Two Jewish Men
By Sunny Zhou LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. Department of Justice this week charged Jaime Tran, 2 ...
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New CA Bill Introduced to Reduce Recidivism by Providing Therapy in Prisons
By Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation was introduced here last week designed to reduce Ca ...
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Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment
By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX – In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execut ...