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Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: February 21, 2023
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Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old

Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney G ...

Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced the first-ever Post-Conviction Justice Unit (PCJU), to cond ...

February 21, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—with the consent of DA Jeff Reisig—Reisig and his offense has been attacking it. In early Februa ...

February 20, 2023
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Commentary: Why DA Reisig’s Zero Bail Study Is Flawed and Uncompelling

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: February 16, 2023
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Commentary: Why DA Reisig’s Zero Bail Study Is Flawed and Uncompelling

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney’s office released an expanded study o ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney’s office released an expanded study on Zero Bail on Tuesday which claims the policy resulted in 163 percent more crime and 200 perce ...

February 16, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: February 11, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentin ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentino Lovato, 33, both of Sacramento, on several charges related to possession and distribution of ...

February 11, 2023
| by Robert JHansen

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No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: January 30, 2023
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No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California p ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California prosecutors, have not made a secret of their disapproval of the emergency zero-dollar bail polic ...

January 30, 2023
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How the Yolo DA Uses Its Restorative Justice Diversion Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2023
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How the Yolo DA Uses Its Restorative Justice Diversion Programs

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig touted his office’s innov ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig touted his office’s innovative, progressive diversion programs throughout the entire election cycle up until he was elec ...

January 23, 2023
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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2023
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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence Review unit has reviewed and modified 15 state prison sentences since 2019. Since 2019, AB 294 ...

January 18, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Is Yolo Doing Wrong on Bail and Recidivism?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Is Yolo Doing Wrong on Bail and Recidivism?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has attempted for the la ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has attempted for the last several years to thread a needle. On the one hand, appearing to support reform policies aim ...

January 16, 2023
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Prop. 57 Releases Have Lowest Recidivism Rate in Ten Years, Yolo District Attorney Data Shows

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|Date: January 09, 2023
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Prop. 57 Releases Have Lowest Recidivism Rate in Ten Years, Yolo District Attorney Data Shows

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Over ten years ago, a federal court ordered California to reduce its pr ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Over ten years ago, a federal court ordered California to reduce its prison population due to overcrowding, which led to several measures put into place resulting in ...

January 09, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Prop 47 for the Homeless Problem, Experts and Data Suggest Otherwise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Prop 47 for the Homeless Problem, Experts and Data Suggest Otherwise

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few weeks ago, just prior to the election, the Guardian had an a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few weeks ago, just prior to the election, the Guardian had an article on Linkedin regarding the rise of homelessness in the Sacramento region. “During the pan ...

November 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: A Big Focus Figures to Be on Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2022
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My View: A Big Focus Figures to Be on Affordable Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If there is a consensus at least on a problem in Davis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If there is a consensus at least on a problem in Davis, affordable housing seems to be there. A survey from the spring found it was by far the top i ...

November 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Resentencing Could Provide a Conservative Path For Decarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2022
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My View: Resentencing Could Provide a Conservative Path For Decarceration

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the most powerful tools to undo injustice and get people wh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the most powerful tools to undo injustice and get people who no longer need to be incarcerated is prosecutor-initiated resentencing. California has a law ...

November 12, 2022
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CDAA Asks CDCR to Explain Early Release Policy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 06, 2022
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CDAA Asks CDCR to Explain Early Release Policy

(Editor’s note: Last week, the California District Attorneys Association put out a communication asking C ...

(Editor’s note: Last week, the California District Attorneys Association put out a communication asking CDCR to explain their early release policy). The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA ...

November 06, 2022
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Yolo DA Discusses Racial Blind Charging in Yolo County and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2022
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Yolo DA Discusses Racial Blind Charging in Yolo County and Beyond

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has tout ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has touted their racial blind charging project as a reform mechanism to create greater equity in chargi ...

September 15, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: LA Provides Better Analysis and a Different Conclusion than Yolo in their Pre-Trial Release Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: LA Provides Better Analysis and a Different Conclusion than Yolo in their Pre-Trial Release Report

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the Vanguard reported over the last few weeks, the Yolo County ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the Vanguard reported over the last few weeks, the Yolo County DA claimed that there was a 70 percent re-arrest rate for zero bail in Yolo County. Jeff Reisi ...

September 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Reisig Takes to Fox News Attacking Zero Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2022
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My View: Reisig Takes to Fox News Attacking Zero Bail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – It has been just over a week since Yolo County DA J ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – It has been just over a week since Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig released his report on the impact of zero bail. As the Vanguard noted last week, th ...

September 03, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: NRA Touts Reisig’s Zero Bail Analysis as an Argument against Bail Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2022
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Commentary: NRA Touts Reisig’s Zero Bail Analysis as an Argument against Bail Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, we criticized Yolo DA Jeff Reisig’s analysis of zero ba ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, we criticized Yolo DA Jeff Reisig’s analysis of zero bail, noting among other things that the DA’s office failed to baseline the data—which meant that ...

August 30, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Where Is Violent Crime Spiking? Not in SF or LA, but in Red California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2022
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My View: Where Is Violent Crime Spiking? Not in SF or LA, but in Red California

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Moderate Democrats backed by deep red money were able to oust San ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Moderate Democrats backed by deep red money were able to oust San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin and nearly got LA DA George Gascón on the ballot as well. One of the ...

August 27, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 11, 2022
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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo Coun ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo County District Attorney (DA) announced they will receive $7M in state grant funding meant to reduc ...

August 11, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Says He Supports Conviction Review Unit, but Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Says He Supports Conviction Review Unit, but Actions Speak Louder Than Words

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Earlier this week, the Yolo County DA’ s Office put ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Earlier this week, the Yolo County DA’ s Office put out a tweet that stated, “A prosecutor’s role is to ensure that our system achieves justice wh ...

August 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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