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No access to attorney visits or video hearings for Santa Rita Jail residents, says Alameda public defenders office

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 10, 2022
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No access to attorney visits or video hearings for Santa Rita Jail residents, says Alameda public defenders office

By Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism proj ...

By Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California’s co ...

March 10, 2022
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Santa Clara Mandates Vaccinations for Sheriff’s Office, Alameda Refuses to Follow Suit

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 10, 2022
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Santa Clara Mandates Vaccinations for Sheriff’s Office, Alameda Refuses to Follow Suit

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — a ...

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on th ...

March 10, 2022
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Absence at Hearings – Past and Present – Stifles Progress in Cases, Asserts Judge

Posted by Isabelle Brady
|Date: February 26, 2022
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Absence at Hearings – Past and Present – Stifles Progress in Cases, Asserts Judge

By Isabelle Brady MODESTO, CA– Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens oversaw two back-to ...

By Isabelle Brady MODESTO, CA– Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens oversaw two back-to-back hearings this week that had been frustrated by the accused’s absence—one in which the sus ...

February 26, 2022
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On Eve of Courts Possibility Opening Up Regularly to Public, Access Rules Re-established

Posted by Srimathi Kannan
|Date: February 22, 2022
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On Eve of Courts Possibility Opening Up Regularly to Public, Access Rules Re-established

By Srimathi Kannan and Joshua Cenzano SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento County Superior Court presiding jud ...

By Srimathi Kannan and Joshua Cenzano SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento County Superior Court presiding judge has reaffirmed policies to regulate new media outlets regarding coverage of juvenile and oth ...

February 22, 2022
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COVID-19 Still Hitting Jails Hard – Cellmate Tests Positive, Leading to Postponement of Preliminary Hearing

Posted by Emma Kantor
|Date: February 22, 2022
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COVID-19 Still Hitting Jails Hard – Cellmate Tests Positive, Leading to Postponement of Preliminary Hearing

By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA - The spread of COVID-19 continues to persist in the jails, ultimately affect ...

By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA - The spread of COVID-19 continues to persist in the jails, ultimately affecting the ability of defendants to be present in court, as evidenced here last week. Emiliano Sev ...

February 22, 2022
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Judge Takes Strong Issue with Incarcerated Waiting Many Months for Mental Health Treatment, Threatens to Hold State in Contempt

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: February 18, 2022
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Judge Takes Strong Issue with Incarcerated Waiting Many Months for Mental Health Treatment, Threatens to Hold State in Contempt

By S. Priana Aquino ALAMEDA, CA – A man was set for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m. here in Fresno Cou ...

By S. Priana Aquino ALAMEDA, CA – A man was set for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m. here in Fresno County Superior Court Wednesday, but was not present in court because he was in COVID-19 quarantin ...

February 18, 2022
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Defense Objects to Zoom Testimony for Witness with COVID Symptoms; Judge Then Requires Witness COVID Test before Testifying in Person

Posted by Emma Kantor
|Date: February 16, 2022
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Defense Objects to Zoom Testimony for Witness with COVID Symptoms; Judge Then Requires Witness COVID Test before Testifying in Person

By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA - COVID-19 spread continues to affect proceedings in the courtroom, and speci ...

By Emma Kantor WOODLAND, CA - COVID-19 spread continues to affect proceedings in the courtroom, and specifically witnesses. Joseph Lemay appeared remotely in front of Judge Dave Rosenberg in Yolo Coun ...

February 16, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — ...

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on t ...

February 10, 2022
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Courtroom Closure Causes Confusion for Accused, Lawyers, Judge

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 07, 2022
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Courtroom Closure Causes Confusion for Accused, Lawyers, Judge

By Sam Alcaraz VENTURA, CA – Deputy Public Defender Donna Forry filed a motion Friday here in Ventura Cou ...

By Sam Alcaraz VENTURA, CA – Deputy Public Defender Donna Forry filed a motion Friday here in Ventura County Superior Court to appear on behalf of her client, facing misdemeanor charges, who was not i ...

February 07, 2022
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ACLU Files Lawsuit in Response to ICE Denying COVID-19 Boosters to Detainees

Posted by Catherine Potente
|Date: February 03, 2022
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ACLU Files Lawsuit in Response to ICE Denying COVID-19 Boosters to Detainees

By Catherine Potente and Veronica Miller WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU ...

By Catherine Potente and Veronica Miller WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against ICE of behalf of medically vulnerable ...

February 03, 2022
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US Appeals Court Overturns Iowa Mask Ban for State’s Schools

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 30, 2022
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US Appeals Court Overturns Iowa Mask Ban for State’s Schools

By Mathew Seibert DES MOINES, IA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled last week that, ...

By Mathew Seibert DES MOINES, IA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled last week that, for the safety of students with disabilities, school mask mandate bans are discriminatory and ...

January 30, 2022
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Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 27, 2022
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Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

By Katherine Coviello AUSTIN, TX - Texas' death row population and use of the death penalty was at a hist ...

By Katherine Coviello AUSTIN, TX - Texas' death row population and use of the death penalty was at a historic low in 2021 for reasons unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the T ...

January 27, 2022
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No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: January 26, 2022
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No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — a ...

By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on th ...

January 26, 2022
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Legislation Introduced to Remove Personal Exemption Loophole for COVID School Vaccinations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2022
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Legislation Introduced to Remove Personal Exemption Loophole for COVID School Vaccinations

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Senator Richard Pan introduced the Keep Schools Open ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Senator Richard Pan introduced the Keep Schools Open and Safe Act, to close the personal belief exemption loophole for school-based vaccination requ ...

January 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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COVID Omicron Delay: Man Suffering from Mental Illness Remains in Jail Instead of Psychiatric Hospital

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: January 25, 2022
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COVID Omicron Delay: Man Suffering from Mental Illness Remains in Jail Instead of Psychiatric Hospital

By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA - Marquise Okoronkwo has been held in Santa Rita Jail despite being issued a ...

By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA - Marquise Okoronkwo has been held in Santa Rita Jail despite being issued a commitment order to the Napa State Hospital, but the psychiatric hospital has halted admissions ...

January 25, 2022
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Florida Man Files Lawsuit Claiming He Was Detained Illegally for Being Born in Jamaica

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 24, 2022
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Florida Man Files Lawsuit Claiming He Was Detained Illegally for Being Born in Jamaica

By Isabelle Brady OCALA, FL– Florida resident Neville Brooks is suing the Marion County Sheriff’s Office ...

By Isabelle Brady OCALA, FL– Florida resident Neville Brooks is suing the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in the wake of his detention there, claiming that the MCSO unlawfully detained him on behalf of ...

January 24, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2022
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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. decision to release several hundred incarcerated from its two jails last week because of the re ...

January 19, 2022
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Judge Finalizes Sentencing because Victim’s ‘Last Few Seconds on Earth Were Hell’

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: January 17, 2022
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Judge Finalizes Sentencing because Victim’s ‘Last Few Seconds on Earth Were Hell’

By Amy Berberyan, Katherine Longjohn, and Sam Alcaraz RIVERSIDE, CA -- When parties gathered this Friday ...

By Amy Berberyan, Katherine Longjohn, and Sam Alcaraz RIVERSIDE, CA -- When parties gathered this Friday morning in Riverside County Superior Court for the sentencing of Raul Alcantar Sanchez, Jr., De ...

January 17, 2022
| by Amy Berberyan

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COVID-19 Biggest Killer of ‘Line of Duty’ Law Enforcement Officers in 2021, Sets All-Time High

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 15, 2022
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COVID-19 Biggest Killer of ‘Line of Duty’ Law Enforcement Officers in 2021, Sets All-Time High

By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In 2021, the leading cause of death among the line-of-duty officers c ...

By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In 2021, the leading cause of death among the line-of-duty officers can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was responsible for 301 of 458 line-of-duty ...

January 15, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Court Confusion Over 2 Positive COVID Tests and 2 Missed Appearances for Same Man

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 14, 2022
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Court Confusion Over 2 Positive COVID Tests and 2 Missed Appearances for Same Man

By Katherine Coviello MERCED, CA – After failing to appear in court due after an abnormal COVID-19 test r ...

By Katherine Coviello MERCED, CA – After failing to appear in court due after an abnormal COVID-19 test result Jan. 3 and being subsequently taken into custody and jailed, a man pleaded with a judge t ...

January 14, 2022
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