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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 153: Olinda Moyd and the Racial Disparity of Parole

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|Date: May 02, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 153: Olinda Moyd and the Racial Disparity of Parole

This week on Everyday Injustice we have Howard University Law Professor Olinda Moyd discussing an under-a ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we have Howard University Law Professor Olinda Moyd discussing an under-acknowledged problem of the criminal legal system—the problems of parole and the racial disparit ...

May 02, 2022
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Judge Silences Man’s Doubts of Woodland Parole Unit to Help in Misdemeanor Arraignment

Posted by Matthew Torres
|Date: March 04, 2022
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Judge Silences Man’s Doubts of Woodland Parole Unit to Help in Misdemeanor Arraignment

By Matthew Torres WOODLAND, CA – A man in custody was muted over Zoom by a judge when expressing his doub ...

By Matthew Torres WOODLAND, CA – A man in custody was muted over Zoom by a judge when expressing his doubts about the ability of parole to get him into a residential program in a hearing here this wee ...

March 04, 2022
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Judge Snaps at Outspoken Man during Parole Violation Hearing

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|Date: February 02, 2022
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Judge Snaps at Outspoken Man during Parole Violation Hearing

By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – Paroled felon Curtis Palmer wasn’t shy about his frustration with court delays ...

By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – Paroled felon Curtis Palmer wasn’t shy about his frustration with court delays here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday—Judge Carrie Stephens was quick to shut him do ...

February 02, 2022
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Tennessee Court Clears Way for Parole of Long-Incarcerated Pervis Payne as Early as 2027

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|Date: February 01, 2022
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Tennessee Court Clears Way for Parole of Long-Incarcerated Pervis Payne as Early as 2027

The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While the Shelby County District Attorney vowed to appeal, former dea ...

The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While the Shelby County District Attorney vowed to appeal, former death row incarcerated Pervis Payne could be released on parole in as little as five years, thanks ...

February 01, 2022
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Death Penalty Foe Quits Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board after State Resumes Executions – Governor Appoints Ex-Cop

Posted by Catherine Hamilton
|Date: January 18, 2022
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Death Penalty Foe Quits Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board after State Resumes Executions – Governor Appoints Ex-Cop

By Catherine Hamilton, Ashleen Herrarte and Katherine Longjohn OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The chair of the Oklah ...

By Catherine Hamilton, Ashleen Herrarte and Katherine Longjohn OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, Adam Luck—he apparently has reservations over the death penalty—re ...

January 18, 2022
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Man Will Miss ‘Very Nice’ Christmas Dinner in Jail after Judge Agrees to Release Him

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: December 18, 2021
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Man Will Miss ‘Very Nice’ Christmas Dinner in Jail after Judge Agrees to Release Him

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – The “bad news” here in Yolo County Superior Court this week for “John Doe ...

By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – The “bad news” here in Yolo County Superior Court this week for “John Doe” is that he’ll apparently miss a “very nice Christmas dinner”—as described by Deputy District ...

December 18, 2021
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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Announces New Probation and Parole Policy Changes

Posted by Stacie Guevara
|Date: December 05, 2021
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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Announces New Probation and Parole Policy Changes

By Stacie Guevara PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO), in a news confere ...

By Stacie Guevara PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO), in a news conference that was livestreamed on Facebook, District Attorney Larry Krasner said the DAO has come up ...

December 05, 2021
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: November 21, 2021
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for ...

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a third time in front of the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee and Parole this week to ...

November 21, 2021
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Man Pleads No Contest to Felony Violation of Gun Possession While on Probation, and Other Charges

Posted by Brandon Blanco
|Date: November 15, 2021
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Man Pleads No Contest to Felony Violation of Gun Possession While on Probation, and Other Charges

By Brandon Blanco SACRAMENTO, CA – Jacob Lewis appeared in a preliminary hearing here late Friday in Sacr ...

By Brandon Blanco SACRAMENTO, CA – Jacob Lewis appeared in a preliminary hearing here late Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court to plead no contest to charges of a felony violation while on prob ...

November 15, 2021
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Two Men in Different Cases Won’t Be Going Home after Judge Sets High Bail, No Bail

Posted by Brandon Blanco
|Date: October 19, 2021
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Two Men in Different Cases Won’t Be Going Home after Judge Sets High Bail, No Bail

By Brandon Blanco WOODLAND, CA – Two different men, in two different cases, won’t be going home tonight a ...

By Brandon Blanco WOODLAND, CA – Two different men, in two different cases, won’t be going home tonight after Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer continued their court dates and held them in cou ...

October 19, 2021
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Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

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|Date: September 15, 2021
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Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently commuted the prison ...

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently commuted the prison sentence of David Gilbert – who was involved in the robbery of a Brinks armored car in 1981 tha ...

September 15, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles did not oppose parole, recommended parole after 15 previous decisions to deny release for the f ...

August 29, 2021
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Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

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|Date: May 21, 2021
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Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A progressive district attorney and progressive public defender ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A progressive district attorney and progressive public defender, seldom at odds here, are butting heads after the State Parole Board again found Tare Beltranc ...

May 21, 2021
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Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 03, 2021
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Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

By Ned Meiners and Alexander Ramirez BALTIMORE, MD - Former Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening has de ...

By Ned Meiners and Alexander Ramirez BALTIMORE, MD - Former Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening has declared that his 1995 decision to deny parole to any individual serving a life sentence in the s ...

March 03, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 01, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

By Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism projec ...

By Mengyu Yang 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 coun ...

February 01, 2021
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

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|Date: September 03, 2020
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the pro ...

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the problematic practice of using testimony from “jailhouse snitches” as a reason for denying parole t ...

September 03, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive in the state? Th ...

Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive in the state? That seemed like just two years ago. But now Assistant Chief Deputy DA Melinda Aiello once again ...

August 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late ...

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late this week. Under the banner “Child Molester Parole Denied,” the DA’s office at the same time ...

January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the ...

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the claim that he is a criminal justice reformer. Indeed, some have bought into the rhetoric – but ...

September 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

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|Date: September 27, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society ...

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society, said the Board of Parole Hearings of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitat ...

September 27, 2019
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