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Weekly Testing Rate Drops By Twenty Percent at Sacramento County Jails – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

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|Date: April 15, 2021
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Weekly Testing Rate Drops By Twenty Percent at Sacramento County Jails – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

(Page 1 & 2: Santa Rita Jail, Page 3 & 4: San Francisco County Jails, Page 5: Sacramento C ...

(Page 1 & 2: Santa Rita Jail, Page 3 & 4: San Francisco County Jails, Page 5: Sacramento County Jails, Page 6: Sacramento County Juvenile Hall, Page 7 & 8: Santa Clara County Jails, ...

April 15, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

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|Date: April 08, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, there are currently over 5,100 people in California sentenced to die in prison, at an average ...

April 08, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

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|Date: March 31, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California ...

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California. At a Tuesday press conference at the State Capitol, State Senator Scott Wiener touted Senate ...

March 31, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Police Accountability – Duty of Law Enforcement Personnel to Intervene and Report the Use of Excessive Force

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|Date: March 26, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Police Accountability – Duty of Law Enforcement Personnel to Intervene and Report the Use of Excessive Force

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? The public was understandably shocked and outra ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? The public was understandably shocked and outraged by the circumstances of the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Officer Derek Chauvin, w ...

March 26, 2021
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Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law

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|Date: March 24, 2021
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Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law

By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA - California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Eva ...

By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA - California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced their introduction of AB 812 Monday, a bill that aims to change th ...

March 24, 2021
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CDCR Deemed Unfit after Requesting Billions of Dollars for Closing Prison

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|Date: February 27, 2021
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CDCR Deemed Unfit after Requesting Billions of Dollars for Closing Prison

By Lisbeth Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA –– The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) r ...

By Lisbeth Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA –– The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) received heavy backlash this week in the Assembly Subcommittee 5 hearing after requesting billio ...

February 27, 2021
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Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan

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|Date: February 19, 2021
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Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan

By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Ch ...

By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Chris Lief (Deputy Director of Facility Planning) left questions unanswered when confronted about ...

February 19, 2021
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Legislative Measure Would Allow Non-Law Enforcement Candidates to Run for Sheriff

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|Date: February 08, 2021
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Legislative Measure Would Allow Non-Law Enforcement Candidates to Run for Sheriff

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy ...

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act, SB 271, which would grant access to registered voters to run for sheriff wi ...

February 08, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

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|Date: February 01, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

By Mengyu Yang As of Jan 28, 2021, there have been 192 deaths across California’s 35 state prisons. Death ...

By Mengyu Yang As of Jan 28, 2021, there have been 192 deaths across California’s 35 state prisons. Deaths have surged in the past month-- increasing by over 30 percent. CDCR reported 63 deaths in Jan ...

February 01, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: New Police Accountability Laws

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|Date: January 29, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: New Police Accountability Laws

By Eric Gelber This installment of California Capitol Watch discusses two new laws related to law enforce ...

By Eric Gelber This installment of California Capitol Watch discusses two new laws related to law enforcement that took effect on January 1st: AB 1506 (McCarty), and AB 1196 (Gipson). AB 1506 What pro ...

January 29, 2021
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New Legislation Plans to Enforce Health and Safety Measures for Private Detention Facilities Amid Pandemic

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|Date: January 18, 2021
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New Legislation Plans to Enforce Health and Safety Measures for Private Detention Facilities Amid Pandemic

By Nancy Aviña and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – A California State Assemblymember has introduced legislati ...

By Nancy Aviña and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – A California State Assemblymember has introduced legislation to address the lack of health and safety protections for Californians in private detention f ...

January 18, 2021
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State Senator Takes Aim at Bad Cops, Introduces Bill to License Peace Officers

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|Date: December 11, 2020
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State Senator Takes Aim at Bad Cops, Introduces Bill to License Peace Officers

By Kalani E. Gaines STATE CAPITOL – As the only Black member of the California State Senate, Senator Stev ...

By Kalani E. Gaines STATE CAPITOL – As the only Black member of the California State Senate, Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) is taking aim at bad cops, introducing legislation that seeks accountab ...

December 11, 2020
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Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer Puts Forward New Police Reform Legislation That Would Require Bachelor Degrees for Police

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|Date: December 09, 2020
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Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer Puts Forward New Police Reform Legislation That Would Require Bachelor Degrees for Police

Currently the state law only requires a very minimal standard of peace officers being 18 years of age and ...

Currently the state law only requires a very minimal standard of peace officers being 18 years of age and having a high school degree or test equivalent. Departments are able to have standards above ...

December 09, 2020
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Police Auditor Provides Update on Recent State Police Reform at PAC Meeting

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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Police Auditor Provides Update on Recent State Police Reform at PAC Meeting

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- As the nation continues to strive to combat police brutality and other injustices ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- As the nation continues to strive to combat police brutality and other injustices amid the several casualties that have taken place in recent time, the Davis Police Accountabili ...

November 09, 2020
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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

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|Date: September 14, 2020
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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of th ...

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of the largest crime victims’ organizations in California banded together to send out a letter Frida ...

September 14, 2020
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California’s 2019 Crime Rate Lowest in Recorded State History

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|Date: September 10, 2020
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California’s 2019 Crime Rate Lowest in Recorded State History

By Linh Nguyen STATE NEWS – California’s crime rate, as measured by violent and property offenses reporte ...

By Linh Nguyen STATE NEWS – California’s crime rate, as measured by violent and property offenses reported to law enforcement agencies, fell to its lowest level in 2019 of any year since comparable st ...

September 10, 2020
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

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|Date: September 03, 2020
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the pro ...

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the problematic practice of using testimony from “jailhouse snitches” as a reason for denying parole t ...

September 03, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

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|Date: August 27, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to a ...

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to address bad cops who manage to dodge discipline and get hired by another law enforcement agency ...

August 27, 2020
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Threat of Rideshare Shutdowns Highlight Driver Classification Laws, Battles; CA AG Opines

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|Date: August 26, 2020
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Threat of Rideshare Shutdowns Highlight Driver Classification Laws, Battles; CA AG Opines

By Phoebe Glick Rideshare users have been seeing ominous alerts about service suspensions since early Aug ...

By Phoebe Glick Rideshare users have been seeing ominous alerts about service suspensions since early August. Even earlier than that. Uber’s push notifications warn that ridesharing in California may ...

August 26, 2020
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CA Public Safety Committee OK’s Host of Bills Aimed at Police Brutality

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|Date: August 19, 2020
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CA Public Safety Committee OK’s Host of Bills Aimed at Police Brutality

By Heather Hamilton STATE CAPITOL – The California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety here has b ...

By Heather Hamilton STATE CAPITOL – The California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety here has been approving legislation designed to reduce police abuse. These are just some of the measures ...

August 19, 2020
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