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New Legislation Plans to Enforce Health and Safety Measures for Private Detention Facilities Amidst Pandemic

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 18, 2021
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New Legislation Plans to Enforce Health and Safety Measures for Private Detention Facilities Amidst 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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Commentary: A New Hope – A New Challenge

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: January 15, 2021
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Commentary: A New Hope – A New Challenge

by Tia Will Once again I am writing an update on the novel corona virus. I begin with a summary of the pr ...

by Tia Will Once again I am writing an update on the novel corona virus. I begin with a summary of the presentations provided to the Board of Supervisors and the Health Council including updates on ou ...

January 15, 2021
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Historical View: CA Prison Transfers Continue Despite Pandemic Concerns

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2021
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Historical View: CA Prison Transfers Continue Despite Pandemic Concerns

By Jamier Sale SACRAMENTO – Why are calls mounting for mass decarceration around the state of California? ...

By Jamier Sale SACRAMENTO – Why are calls mounting for mass decarceration around the state of California? A look at recent history and past events provide some insight. January 13 marks the 51st anniv ...

January 15, 2021
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Judge Steve White Reprimands DDA and APD for Wasting Court’s Time After Quarantined Defendant Shows Up

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 15, 2021
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Judge Steve White Reprimands DDA and APD for Wasting Court’s Time After Quarantined Defendant Shows Up

By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO - Despite being mandated to remain in jail for a mandatory 14-day quarantine, ...

By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO - Despite being mandated to remain in jail for a mandatory 14-day quarantine, defendant Charles Wallace appeared in person in Sacramento County Superior Court this week, to ...

January 15, 2021
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Some Good News As Sacramento Region Sees Stay-At-Home Lifted

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2021
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Some Good News As Sacramento Region Sees Stay-At-Home Lifted

By David M. Greenwald It was a grim day across the country on Tuesday. A record 4400 people died of COVI ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a grim day across the country on Tuesday. A record 4400 people died of COVID nationally. In California it was little better—53,260 new cases, more than the nation was ge ...

January 13, 2021
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Commentary: Respite Center is Nice, but We Should Study Things Like Project Roomkey

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2021
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Commentary: Respite Center is Nice, but We Should Study Things Like Project Roomkey

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council will be asked tonight to evaluate and extend the Respite Cen ...

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council will be asked tonight to evaluate and extend the Respite Center for another year. I see no reason not to continue the Respite Center—while I think the dat ...

January 12, 2021
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Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases at Santa Rita Jail – Run Like ‘Penal Colony’ Charge Critics

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 12, 2021
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Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases at Santa Rita Jail – Run Like ‘Penal Colony’ Charge Critics

By Carlin Ross DUBLIN, CA – The Alameda County-operated Santa Rita Jail – which is run like a “penal colo ...

By Carlin Ross DUBLIN, CA – The Alameda County-operated Santa Rita Jail – which is run like a “penal colony” according to one critic – is continuing to suffer a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak, with mo ...

January 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Jaspar’s Hospital Trauma

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Jaspar’s Hospital Trauma

By Kevin D. Sawyer One prisoner who fell ill during the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin was treated w ...

By Kevin D. Sawyer One prisoner who fell ill during the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin was treated with disdain and neglect for his medical condition; not by a doctor, but by a correctional offic ...

January 11, 2021
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COVID-19 Aiding Incarcerated? Delays Not One, but Two Sentencing Dates

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 11, 2021
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COVID-19 Aiding Incarcerated? Delays Not One, but Two Sentencing Dates

By Carlin Ross SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James McFetridge last Friday was prepa ...

By Carlin Ross SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James McFetridge last Friday was prepared to sentence both Alexander Smith and Jabari Shabazz in their co-defendant case. But COVID-1 ...

January 11, 2021
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In Light of Coronavirus, CA Sen. Nancy Skinner Condemns CCPOA’s ‘Offensive’ Decision to Attend Gathering in Las Vegas

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 10, 2021
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In Light of Coronavirus, CA Sen. Nancy Skinner Condemns CCPOA’s ‘Offensive’ Decision to Attend Gathering in Las Vegas

By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – California State Sen. Nancy Skinner called the California Correctional Peace ...

By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – California State Sen. Nancy Skinner called the California Correctional Peace Officers Association’s decision to attend a meeting in Las Vegas at the end of the month “offen ...

January 10, 2021
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My View: A Real Dereliction of Duty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2021
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My View: A Real Dereliction of Duty

By David M. Greenwald As stunning as the events were at the Capitol this week, there is a lesser told sto ...

By David M. Greenwald As stunning as the events were at the Capitol this week, there is a lesser told story of official negligence that in the long term might be an even more profound failure of this ...

January 09, 2021
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COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2021
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COVID-19 OUTBREAK: Sac County Jails Ordered by Superior Court to Release Detainees – But Only Handful, Not Nearly Enough, Charge Critics

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court ju ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here has agreed to release some of those incarcerated in the Sacramento County jails starti ...

January 09, 2021
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Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2021
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Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney

By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA th ...

By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA that "over 526 crimes were committed as a result of the $0 bail program." This assertion is puzzl ...

January 09, 2021
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Council Asked to Extend Respite Center for Another Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2021
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Council Asked to Extend Respite Center for Another Year

By David M. Greenwald With homelessness soaring in Davis and more people living on the streets in unshelt ...

By David M. Greenwald With homelessness soaring in Davis and more people living on the streets in unsheltered situations as of early 2019, the Davis City Council looked to create temporary shelter for ...

January 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Does the Housing Market Have in Store for Us

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2021
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Commentary: What Does the Housing Market Have in Store for Us

By David M. Greenwald The big news statewide has been a migration of some out of the state. However, on ...

By David M. Greenwald The big news statewide has been a migration of some out of the state. However, on a regional level, according to new data, the Sacramento region remains hot, fueled by people le ...

January 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Unsafe Business Practices Alleged at Davis Ace Hardware

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 01, 2021
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Unsafe Business Practices Alleged at Davis Ace Hardware

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- Davis Ace Hardware has received backlash from employees and the community via soc ...

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- Davis Ace Hardware has received backlash from employees and the community via social media platforms for conducting “unsafe business practices during COVID-19.” With three empl ...

January 01, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Sacramento, Fresno, Other Superior Courts Suspend Jury Trials Because of Pandemic and Stay-at-Home Order

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 26, 2020
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Sacramento, Fresno, Other Superior Courts Suspend Jury Trials Because of Pandemic and Stay-at-Home Order

By Julian Verdon FRESNO/SACRAMENTO – A surge in coronavirus cases and Governor Gavin Newsom's regional St ...

By Julian Verdon FRESNO/SACRAMENTO – A surge in coronavirus cases and Governor Gavin Newsom's regional Stay-at-Home order Dec. 8 has led Fresno, Sacramento and other county superior courts to suspend ...

December 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on the Inmates and Guards Inside San Quentin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on the Inmates and Guards Inside San Quentin

By Kevin D. Sawyer It was at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison when I overh ...

By Kevin D. Sawyer It was at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison when I overheard an inmate call out to a correctional officer who worked the tier. “Hey, CO,” he said. The ...

December 24, 2020
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Report Out of UCLA Law School Paints a Dire Picture of Prolonged Detention in LA County Jail during COVID

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2020
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Report Out of UCLA Law School Paints a Dire Picture of Prolonged Detention in LA County Jail during COVID

By David M. Greenwald The crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic did not cause the overcrowded and dangerously ...

By David M. Greenwald The crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic did not cause the overcrowded and dangerously unhealthy conditions in jails like Los Angeles County, but researchers at UCLA Law School foun ...

December 22, 2020
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My View: We Spiked the Ball at the 20-Yard Line on COVID

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2020
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My View: We Spiked the Ball at the 20-Yard Line on COVID

By David M. Greenwald The good news this week is that a vaccine started rolling out—slowly to the communi ...

By David M. Greenwald The good news this week is that a vaccine started rolling out—slowly to the community, with a second vaccine just approved late on Friday. But the bad news is that we are really ...

December 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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