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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

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|Date: May 11, 2021
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Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail's COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous updates. ALAMEDA, CA - During the months of April and May, Santa Rita Jail reported a ...

May 11, 2021
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Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 11, 2021
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Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers

By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it will ...

By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it will not be charging any of the officers involved in the police killing of Walnut Creek resident Mil ...

May 11, 2021
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Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2021
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Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough challenge fr ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough challenge from Deputy Public Defender Dean Johansson to win a fourth term as the chief prosecutor in Yolo C ...

April 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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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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Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?

By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted m ...

By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted murder after being arrested on September 15, less than a month after being placed on felony prob ...

September 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Prosecutors, Others Discuss LGBTQ+ Future in the Legal System

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 01, 2020
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Prosecutors, Others Discuss LGBTQ+ Future in the Legal System

By Anna Gorski NEW YORK – In honor of pride month, the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution hosted an ...

By Anna Gorski NEW YORK – In honor of pride month, the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution hosted an online Zoom panel discussion on the LGBTQ+ Community and the legal system Tuesday – featuring m ...

July 01, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public ...

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public defender’s Office. At that time, there was a comparison of staffing levels that showed 31 att ...

June 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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NY DA Candidate Criticizes Governor Cuomo’s Inaction Following First COVID-19 Death at Rikers Island

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 08, 2020
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NY DA Candidate Criticizes Governor Cuomo’s Inaction Following First COVID-19 Death at Rikers Island

By Julietta Bisharyan NEW YORK CITY –– Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Janos Marton filed a Freedom ...

By Julietta Bisharyan NEW YORK CITY –– Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Janos Marton filed a Freedom of Information request for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s order regarding the release of 1,100 parole ...

April 08, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 31 – Genevieve Jones-Wright Progressive Prosecutor Candidate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 31 – Genevieve Jones-Wright Progressive Prosecutor Candidate

Genevieve Jones-Wright was a public defender who ran for district attorney in 2018. She pushed for impr ...

Genevieve Jones-Wright was a public defender who ran for district attorney in 2018. She pushed for improving public safety and rehabilitation as opposed to increasing prosecutions, as well as taking ...

January 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 30 – Former SF DA Gascón Talks LA DA Candidacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 30 – Former SF DA Gascón Talks LA DA Candidacy

In October George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, moving to Los Ang ...

In October George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, moving to Los Angeles to challenge incumbent DA Jackie Lacey. He is running on a progressive platform. Listen as ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reis ...

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig of Jim Provenza. The response was interesting – a lot of pushback. A lot of claims that thi ...

November 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we ar ...

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we are surprised to see incumbent Jim Provenza advertise that he is “proud to have [Yolo DA] Jeff Re ...

November 03, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 17, 2019
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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demand ...

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demanding that defendants, when pleading guilty, to give up “all future potential benefits of any leg ...

September 17, 2019
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People Are Charged with Crimes that Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2019
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People Are Charged with Crimes that Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time

By Rahsaan Hall America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of ...

By Rahsaan Hall America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of color has sparked something nationwide: From Birmingham to Boston, voters are electing progres ...

March 24, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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2018 in Review: The Near Upset in the District Attorney’s Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2019
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2018 in Review: The Near Upset in the District Attorney’s Race

In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run against ...

In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run against his boss for District Attorney. It was a contest that did not last very long as Mr. Eichele, ...

January 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2018
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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervis ...

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors to reign him in is another reminder that perhaps we ought to question the wisdom of electin ...

December 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DA’s Race Better Open Some Eyes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2018
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Commentary: DA’s Race Better Open Some Eyes

Johansson was Underfunded and Disadvantaged from the Start but Nearly Knocked Off Reisig Yolo County rele ...

Johansson was Underfunded and Disadvantaged from the Start but Nearly Knocked Off Reisig Yolo County released the final canvassing numbers yesterday afternoon. They confirmed pretty much across the b ...

June 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2018
| (13) Comments

Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being ...

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being a progressive innovation of incumbent Jeff Reisig. For Mr. Reisig, the neighborhood court was ...

June 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2018
| (7) Comments

Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, w ...

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, with just over 4000 of them being from Davis. Unofficially that leaves them with just under 900 ...

June 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2018
| (2) Comments

Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California

An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice reform in ...

An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice reform in California, “most incumbents successfully fended off progressive challengers during the June 5 ...

June 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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