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Guest Commentary: ‘News’paper Misses the Boat on Big Sacramento Jail Story

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|Date: August 28, 2023
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Guest Commentary: ‘News’paper Misses the Boat on Big Sacramento Jail Story

By Mark Dempsey In 2020, the McClatchy family sold its papers, including the Sacramento Bee, to a private ...

By Mark Dempsey In 2020, the McClatchy family sold its papers, including the Sacramento Bee, to a private equity firm, and its local coverage has taken a downturn. One recent example was the Sacrament ...

August 28, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Moment of Silence Changes Judge’s Decision – Sends Man to Jail

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|Date: August 21, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Moment of Silence Changes Judge’s Decision – Sends Man to Jail

By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA - Here Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Roy Hashimoto had a cha ...

By Adam Solorzano WOODLAND, CA - Here Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Roy Hashimoto had a change of mind in an in-custody arraignment on a post-release violation of supervision when the ac ...

August 21, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: August 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to p ...

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to participate in an alternative program because of a disability was denied the opportunity to have ...

August 09, 2023
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

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|Date: May 29, 2023
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the Di ...

By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the Division of Rehabilitative Programs, appeared on the CDCR Unlocked Podcast and publicly affirmed ...

May 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

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|Date: February 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 j ...

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 jail deaths, then 46 in 2019.1 Half of those deaths were suicides. The other people died of over ...

February 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

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|Date: February 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the general po ...

By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the general population of the facility. With 10 to 16 other people, you are put in “the bubble,” a holding ar ...

February 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker

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|Date: February 03, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker

By DC Content note: Names have been changed to protect the identities of people whose experiences are des ...

By DC Content note: Names have been changed to protect the identities of people whose experiences are described in this piece. My first experience in county jail was in solitary confinement. During my ...

February 03, 2023
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Woman Cites Transportation Issues for Failing to Serve Jail Time; Eventually Accepts Forced Labor Alternative

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|Date: February 03, 2023
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Woman Cites Transportation Issues for Failing to Serve Jail Time; Eventually Accepts Forced Labor Alternative

By Michael Apfel and Belen Avelar WOODLAND, CA - A woman, who had previously pled guilty to one count of ...

By Michael Apfel and Belen Avelar WOODLAND, CA - A woman, who had previously pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor unlawful use of personal information to obtain goods and admitted to violating prob ...

February 03, 2023
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Judge Orders Man to County Jail after Felony Elder Theft, Other Crimes

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|Date: June 20, 2022
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Judge Orders Man to County Jail after Felony Elder Theft, Other Crimes

VENTURA, CA - During Michael Capelli’s lengthy sentencing hearing last Thursday in Ventura County Superio ...

VENTURA, CA - During Michael Capelli’s lengthy sentencing hearing last Thursday in Ventura County Superior Court, the judge considered what she called all aspects of his crimes and made adjustments to ...

June 20, 2022
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Court-Appointed Panel Submits Report Highly Critical of LA Jails under Sheriff Villanueva

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: April 13, 2022
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Court-Appointed Panel Submits Report Highly Critical of LA Jails under Sheriff Villanueva

By Ava Schwartzapfel LOS ANGELES, CA— Officials here have asked for a status conference to be held in fed ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel LOS ANGELES, CA— Officials here have asked for a status conference to be held in federal court after a scathing report filed late last week on how the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Depart ...

April 13, 2022
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Man Released from Custody to Parents after 64 Days in Jail for Alleged DUI and Battery against Those Same Parents

Posted by Mairead Perez
|Date: October 23, 2021
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Man Released from Custody to Parents after 64 Days in Jail for Alleged DUI and Battery against Those Same Parents

By Mairead Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA - Leonardo Ramos appeared before Judge Pauline Maxwell here in Santa B ...

By Mairead Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA - Leonardo Ramos appeared before Judge Pauline Maxwell here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court this week via Zoom, requesting to be released from jail to return ...

October 23, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

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|Date: May 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted ...

This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill individuals incarcerated in county jail. The stories d ...

May 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The Impact of Recent Happenings on a Transgender Adult Living in Davis

Statement by Moms for Liberty on the Bomb Threats

Guest Commentary: As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Civil Rights Orgs Ask Louisiana Governor, Pardon Board to Reduce Death Sentences, End ‘Systemic Racism’ in State’s Use of Death Penalty

LA TIMES: Los Angeles Police Chief Moore, Other Bail Reform Critics Wrong – Bail Should Not Be Form of Punishment.

COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Date Confirmed for Gonzalez Murder Case in Yolo County

Commentary: Moms for Liberty, What Have You Gained Through All of This?

Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law

Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: In the Dark

Guest Commentary: ‘News’paper Misses the Boat on Big Sacramento Jail Story

Guest Commentary: ‘News’paper Misses the Boat on Big Sacramento Jail Story

COURT WATCH: Moment of Silence Changes Judge’s Decision – Sends Man to Jail

COURT WATCH: Moment of Silence Changes Judge’s Decision – Sends Man to Jail

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker

Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker

Woman Cites Transportation Issues for Failing to Serve Jail Time; Eventually Accepts Forced Labor Alternative

Woman Cites Transportation Issues for Failing to Serve Jail Time; Eventually Accepts Forced Labor Alternative

Judge Orders Man to County Jail after Felony Elder Theft, Other Crimes

Judge Orders Man to County Jail after Felony Elder Theft, Other Crimes

Court-Appointed Panel Submits Report Highly Critical of LA Jails under Sheriff Villanueva

Court-Appointed Panel Submits Report Highly Critical of LA Jails under Sheriff Villanueva

Man Released from Custody to Parents after 64 Days in Jail for Alleged DUI and Battery against Those Same Parents

Man Released from Custody to Parents after 64 Days in Jail for Alleged DUI and Battery against Those Same Parents

Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

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