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California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program

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|Date: March 17, 2023
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California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA - Thousands of people who are eligible for release bac ...

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA - Thousands of people who are eligible for release back to their families and communities will remain locked in California prisons if the Legislature ...

March 17, 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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Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: November 28, 2022
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Man Disappointed When Judge Rejects Petition for Resentence, or Parole from Prison

By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA- In a ruling that disappointed Craig Lamot Hinton in Yolo County Superior ...

By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA- In a ruling that disappointed Craig Lamot Hinton in Yolo County Superior Court late last week, Judge David Rosenberg denied Hinton’s petition for a resentence. Hinton, ...

November 28, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

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|Date: November 21, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

https://youtu.be/IuHxdml02Xo This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Elliot Hosman, the Prison Advoc ...

https://youtu.be/IuHxdml02Xo This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Elliot Hosman, the Prison Advocacy Coordinator at Ella Baker Center, about their work on behalf of resentencing. California ha ...

November 21, 2022
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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
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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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Extensive Criminal Record Resurfaces from 1980-2012 in Resentencing Hearing – Man Sent to Prison for 14 More Years, but 2 Strikes Stricken from Record

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: October 03, 2022
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Extensive Criminal Record Resurfaces from 1980-2012 in Resentencing Hearing – Man Sent to Prison for 14 More Years, but 2 Strikes Stricken from Record

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA - Several crimes from 2012 resurfaced in a resentencing hearing for Richard ...

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA - Several crimes from 2012 resurfaced in a resentencing hearing for Richard Rodriguez last Friday morning here in Yolo County Superior Court, who saw two strikes stricken ...

October 03, 2022
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Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws

Posted by Brinda Kalita
|Date: March 13, 2022
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Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws

By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hecto ...

By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hector Pacheco’s PC § 1170.95 petition, a chance to be resentenced out of his murder conviction. Pac ...

March 13, 2022
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Marin County Man Claims Innocence, Seeks Reduction in Sentence through the Dismissal of Gun Enhancement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2022
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Marin County Man Claims Innocence, Seeks Reduction in Sentence through the Dismissal of Gun Enhancement

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County - Paris Ragland is seeking resentencing and is reques ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Marin County - Paris Ragland is seeking resentencing and is requesting the court dismiss his enhancements in his case in the furtherance of justice. Ragland was ...

March 07, 2022
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Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2021
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Report: Thousands of Incarcerated People in California Are Serving Excessively Long Sentences and Could Be Safely Released

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - A report released this month found that, despite the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - A report released this month found that, despite the fact that California has enacted a series of criminal justice reforms over the past decade, mo ...

December 15, 2021
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Commentary: Renwick Drake’s Conviction Was a Massive Injustice – Now Reisig Wants Credit for Freeing Him

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Commentary: Renwick Drake’s Conviction Was a Massive Injustice – Now Reisig Wants Credit for Freeing Him

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig says he recognizes that ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig says he recognizes that the criminal justice world has changed and that he needs to adapt with it. “I’m not an ideologu ...

October 20, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California Penal Code (PC) section 1170(d) and creating for the first time a prosecutor-initiated resente ...

August 04, 2021
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Judge Denies Defendant’s Resentence Request for Heinous Murder He Committed as a Teen

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 21, 2021
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Judge Denies Defendant’s Resentence Request for Heinous Murder He Committed as a Teen

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA - Frank Abella was a month shy of turning 18 when he was convicted of t ...

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA - Frank Abella was a month shy of turning 18 when he was convicted of the murder of a disabled military veteran, and Friday here in Sacramento County Superior Court h ...

March 21, 2021
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Second Look Amendment Act Extends Resentencing Eligibility for Crimes Committed by Felons Before Age 25

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 17, 2020
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Second Look Amendment Act Extends Resentencing Eligibility for Crimes Committed by Felons Before Age 25

By Linhchi Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. - The Council of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly passed the Sec ...

By Linhchi Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. - The Council of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly passed the Second Look Amendment Act Wednesday, a bill that would allow convicted felons whose crimes occurre ...

December 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Man Who Served 11 Years for Second-Degree Murder Will Be Released This May

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 09, 2020
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Man Who Served 11 Years for Second-Degree Murder Will Be Released This May

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO - With both the defendant’s family members and the victim’s dad present ...

By Alexandra Cline SAN FRANCISCO - With both the defendant’s family members and the victim’s dad present in the courtroom, sentencing was determined for Jonathan Johnston on Feb. 6, 2020, in the SF Ha ...

March 09, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-sentencing under SB 1437, and gave Anthony Scrivani a new sentence of six years rather than the ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47

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|Date: November 12, 2015
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Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: Californ ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: California’s Shift to Smart Justice, which finds both successes and challenges in Proposition 47 implem ...

November 12, 2015
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