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Letter to Sacramento County Demands Transfer of People with Serious Mental Health Needs to Community-Based Settings

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|Date: September 01, 2023
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Letter to Sacramento County Demands Transfer of People with Serious Mental Health Needs to Community-Based Settings

To: Ann Edwards, County Executive Officer Eric Jones, Deputy County Executive for Public Safety and Justi ...

To: Ann Edwards, County Executive Officer Eric Jones, Deputy County Executive for Public Safety and Justice Dear Ann and Eric, August 25, 2023 As class counsel i n the Mays v. Sacramento litigation, w ...

September 01, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 170: Kara Chien, Mental Health Unit Attorney, Talks CARE Court

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|Date: October 10, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 170: Kara Chien, Mental Health Unit Attorney, Talks CARE Court

https://youtu.be/upnRaCt_6V4 Governor Newsom and the state legislators recently enacted CARE Court to hel ...

https://youtu.be/upnRaCt_6V4 Governor Newsom and the state legislators recently enacted CARE Court to help address chronic homelessness and mental health problems. But reformers believe that the prog ...

October 10, 2022
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Letter: Advocates Oppose California CARE Court Legislation

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|Date: August 07, 2022
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Letter: Advocates Oppose California CARE Court Legislation

By Shonique Williams, et al The organizations sending this letter advance and protect the civil rights of ...

By Shonique Williams, et al The organizations sending this letter advance and protect the civil rights of Californians living with mental health disabilities, experiencing houselessness, and involved ...

August 07, 2022
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Commentary: Reisig Is Not Progressive Despite What He Would Have You Believe

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|Date: June 05, 2022
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Commentary: Reisig Is Not Progressive Despite What He Would Have You Believe

By Robert J. Hansen Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has been claiming to be the most innovative ...

By Robert J. Hansen Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has been claiming to be the most innovative progressive in the state, especially after an article in the Sacramento Bee suggested as much. ...

June 05, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: CARE Court Likely to Pass, but Many Experts Disagree with Compelled Treatment

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|Date: May 29, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: CARE Court Likely to Pass, but Many Experts Disagree with Compelled Treatment

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – You don’t see many bills pass the State Senate 38 ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – You don’t see many bills pass the State Senate 38-0, but CARE Court did this week. Under the terms of CARE Court, introduced in March by Govern ...

May 29, 2022
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Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2022
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Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A little over a week after United States Magis ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A little over a week after United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins spent the day listening to the testimony of some 41 incarcerated ...

February 09, 2022
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Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2022
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Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins pat ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins patiently waded through over five hours of comments from class members currently incarcerated at S ...

January 28, 2022
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Judge Revokes Release Agreement for Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Grandparents Over a Matter of $3; Public Defender Disagrees, Set for Trial Date

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|Date: July 25, 2021
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Judge Revokes Release Agreement for Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Grandparents Over a Matter of $3; Public Defender Disagrees, Set for Trial Date

By Benjamin Porter WOODLAND, CA – Nineteen-year-old defendant Diego Cortez appeared in Dept. 1 of the Yol ...

By Benjamin Porter WOODLAND, CA – Nineteen-year-old defendant Diego Cortez appeared in Dept. 1 of the Yolo County Superior Court Thursday about alleged recurring violent offenses against his grandpare ...

July 25, 2021
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Man Willingly Remains in Jail in Order to Access Mental Health Treatment

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|Date: April 14, 2021
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Man Willingly Remains in Jail in Order to Access Mental Health Treatment

By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO — Defendant Dewante Paul willingly remained in jail, refusing alternatives t ...

By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO — Defendant Dewante Paul willingly remained in jail, refusing alternatives to incarceration, for 281 days in order to be considered for a mental health diversion program. ...

April 14, 2021
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Defendant Languishes in Jail for Months Waiting for Treatment – Upset Judge Calls It ‘Unacceptable’

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Defendant Languishes in Jail for Months Waiting for Treatment – Upset Judge Calls It ‘Unacceptable’

By Tanya Decendario WOODLAND - Defendant Larry Tillman—in custody for more than 60 days—has yet to receiv ...

By Tanya Decendario WOODLAND - Defendant Larry Tillman—in custody for more than 60 days—has yet to receive treatment or admission to a state hospital. He has been languishing in county jail. The Yolo ...

December 10, 2020
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Defendant Strives to Beat His Drug Addiction through ‘Progress House’

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|Date: October 17, 2020
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Defendant Strives to Beat His Drug Addiction through ‘Progress House’

By Julian Navarro WOODLAND – There are some success stories to report from criminal courts. And maybe thi ...

By Julian Navarro WOODLAND – There are some success stories to report from criminal courts. And maybe this was one of them. Vincent Jiron, appearing in Yolo County Superior Court Thursday, has been re ...

October 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Forget the Rubric, the Real Issue Is Measure J

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode Episode 218: Juliana Drous, Distinguished Attorney Award

Nomations Open for Tree Davis Annual Stewardship Awards

Governor Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Complete Senator Feinstein’s Term in the U.S. Senate

Man Tied to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur 1996 Killing Arrested in Las Vegas

COURT WATCH: Second Resentencing Petition Considered in 2nd Degree Murder Felony Case

COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Resumes – Security Guard Faces Assault Charges Involving Alleged Hospital Attack on Vulnerable Individual with Tourette’s Syndrome and Seizures

COURT WATCH: Accused’s Alleged ‘Pan’ Attack Leads to Denied Release Despite Stable Housing and Active Mental Health Needs

Sunday Commentary: Will the Rubric Be Helpful or Harmful to City’s Ability to Produce Housing?

Parents Stripped of Custody by California Family Courts File Federal Lawsuit

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 170: Kara Chien, Mental Health Unit Attorney, Talks CARE Court

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 170: Kara Chien, Mental Health Unit Attorney, Talks CARE Court

Letter: Advocates Oppose California CARE Court Legislation

Letter: Advocates Oppose California CARE Court Legislation

Commentary: Reisig Is Not Progressive Despite What He Would Have You Believe

Commentary: Reisig Is Not Progressive Despite What He Would Have You Believe

Sunday Commentary: CARE Court Likely to Pass, but Many Experts Disagree with Compelled Treatment

Sunday Commentary: CARE Court Likely to Pass, but Many Experts Disagree with Compelled Treatment

Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail

Judge Revokes Release Agreement for Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Grandparents Over a Matter of $3; Public Defender Disagrees, Set for Trial Date

Judge Revokes Release Agreement for Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Grandparents Over a Matter of $3; Public Defender Disagrees, Set for Trial Date

Man Willingly Remains in Jail in Order to Access Mental Health Treatment

Man Willingly Remains in Jail in Order to Access Mental Health Treatment

Defendant Languishes in Jail for Months Waiting for Treatment – Upset Judge Calls It ‘Unacceptable’

Defendant Languishes in Jail for Months Waiting for Treatment – Upset Judge Calls It ‘Unacceptable’

Defendant Strives to Beat His Drug Addiction through ‘Progress House’

Defendant Strives to Beat His Drug Addiction through ‘Progress House’

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