A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied a defense motion for mental health diversion for a man charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts, citing threats to public safety after hearing victim testimony about repeated violence.
The stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train has been used as political capital to push an agenda against bail reform, but experts say the tragedy was due to a lack of meaningful intervention for someone with untreated mental illness.
The Trump administration has expanded the 287(g) program, turning local police into ICE agents and increasing deportations, while families and advocates nationwide are fighting back.
President Trump’s executive orders targeting cashless bail have been met with strong condemnation from reform advocates, who argue that the policy is based on misinformation and fearmongering, and will lead to a return to wealth-based incarceration.
In the latest episode of Pamela Price Unfiltered, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland community leader John Jones III discuss the Oakland Police Department’s decades-long public safety challenges and the community’s determination to shape its future.
The FBI’s 2024 report shows that crime rates in the US have significantly declined, with murder rates falling by 14.9% and property crime rates dropping by 8.1%, indicating that crime is down across all categories and population groups, and is not due to any political agenda.
Democratic mayors from Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore, and Newark defended their cities’ efforts to reduce violent crime, citing data-driven, community-focused strategies that have resulted in significant declines in violence and homicides.
A Yolo County judge is considering whether a man diagnosed with a mental illness should be allowed mental health diversion instead of incarceration under California Penal Code §1001.36, despite the District Attorney’s objections.
The court denied the defense’s request to overturn the $5,000 bail and release the unhoused man on supervised own recognizance, instead upholding the bail and setting a court date for June 6.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is calling for an end to high-speed vehicle pursuits by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Oakland neighborhoods after a recent incident resulted in the death of an innocent bystander, and is holding a candlelight vigil to protest the state’s prioritization of “law-and-order rhetoric” over community safety.
Emily Salisbury, Director of the Utah Criminal Justice Center, discusses how women are the fastest-growing population in U.S. carceral systems and the importance of trauma-informed assessments and policies that treat people with dignity.
Proposition 36, a crime and drug treatment initiative passed by California voters, has been met with resistance from Governor Gavin Newsom, who is refusing to allocate new state funding for the measure, citing a budget shortfall and the need for local governments to step up and fund it.
An unhoused woman accused of drug-related offenses was denied bail by a judge due to her prior history of non-compliance with probation terms and a risk assessment conducted by the court.
The ACLU of Michigan has called for systemic policing reform following the declaration of a mistrial in the Patrick Lyoya case, urging lawmakers to enact police accountability legislation, expand non-police responses to public safety issues, and increase civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies.
Former Justice Department official Amy L. Solomon warns that the Trump administration’s budget cuts to public safety programs will have far-reaching consequences, especially for violence intervention and victim support efforts nationwide.
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