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Dozens of Incarcerated with Mental Health Care Problems Languishing in Sacramento County Jails – Lawyers Threaten Legal Action

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2023
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Dozens of Incarcerated with Mental Health Care Problems Languishing in Sacramento County Jails – Lawyers Threaten Legal Action

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has less th ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County has less than a month to immediately treat or transfer dozens of people in county jails with “acute or int ...

September 09, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

By Mark Dempsey The "Cruella de Vil" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retiremen ...

By Mark Dempsey The "Cruella de Vil" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement recently. Here are a few of her supervisorial decisions: Forty tenants petitioned the Supervi ...

August 11, 2023
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Federal Court Asked to Immediately Stop Sacramento City, County from Clearing Homeless Encampments Until End of Hot Weather to Prevent Unhoused Deaths

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 02, 2023
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Federal Court Asked to Immediately Stop Sacramento City, County from Clearing Homeless Encampments Until End of Hot Weather to Prevent Unhoused Deaths

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Charging “excessive” summer t ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Charging “excessive” summer temperatures may result in “great bodily harm or even death, the Sacramento Homeless Union Tuesd ...

August 02, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Yolo County Probation Officer Can’t Think of Anything Other Than Jail Time to Facilitate Communication with Homeless Probationer

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: July 18, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Yolo County Probation Officer Can’t Think of Anything Other Than Jail Time to Facilitate Communication with Homeless Probationer

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA - Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sam McAdam added a ...

By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA - Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sam McAdam added another 30 days to a man’s 41-day sentence here Monday after the accused’s second violation of p ...

July 18, 2023
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Sacramento County Hit with State Fines for Housing Foster Kids in Dilapidated Former Juvenile Jail

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 17, 2023
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Sacramento County Hit with State Fines for Housing Foster Kids in Dilapidated Former Juvenile Jail

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County is being fined by the California Department of S ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County is being fined by the California Department of Social Services after the county placed foster children in a dilapidated former juvenile justice ...

June 17, 2023
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Grand Jury Report Faults Sacramento County’s Response to Homeless Surge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2023
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Grand Jury Report Faults Sacramento County’s Response to Homeless Surge

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - “Sacramento County leaders have failed to offer a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - “Sacramento County leaders have failed to offer adequate treatment to thousands of homeless men and women who suffer from mental illness or subs ...

June 10, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Man Held for Trial on 2 Counts of Intent to Sell Meth Despite Defense Claim of Lack of Evidence Pointing to Clear Intent

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: June 06, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Man Held for Trial on 2 Counts of Intent to Sell Meth Despite Defense Claim of Lack of Evidence Pointing to Clear Intent

By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA - Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso argued here in a Yolo County Su ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA - Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso argued here in a Yolo County Superior Court preliminary hearing last week that his client could not be charged with possession ...

June 06, 2023
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Sacramento County Jail Vigil Details Horrific Stories of Lack of Humane Treatment for Incarcerated

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 30, 2023
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Sacramento County Jail Vigil Details Horrific Stories of Lack of Humane Treatment for Incarcerated

By Mackenzie Wilson Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA - More than 80 people attended a vigil outside ...

By Mackenzie Wilson Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA - More than 80 people attended a vigil outside the Downtown Sacramento County Main Jail May 18 for those who have died or suffered inside of ...

May 30, 2023
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Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: December 24, 2022
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Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion

By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Tw ...

By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Twitter statement strongly opposing Sacramento County’s decision to expand its downtown jail, rat ...

December 24, 2022
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Soon-to-Be In-Person Appearance Confusion in Sacramento Court

Posted by Sofia Leguria
|Date: May 14, 2022
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Soon-to-Be In-Person Appearance Confusion in Sacramento Court

By Sofia Leguria SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Department 84 announced late this wee ...

By Sofia Leguria SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Department 84 announced late this week that—after several years of pandemic closure and using only Zoom online appearances—it would ...

May 14, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A New Sacramento Mental Health Jail Is Not the Answer

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A New Sacramento Mental Health Jail Is Not the Answer

By Liz Blum (NOTE: Author Liz Blum is a Coordinator of Decarcerate Sacramento, a coalition to end jail ex ...

By Liz Blum (NOTE: Author Liz Blum is a Coordinator of Decarcerate Sacramento, a coalition to end jail expansion, reduce the jail population, and shift county funds away from incarceration and towards ...

May 04, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — ...

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on t ...

February 10, 2022
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Sacramento County courts take hands-off approach to jail population reduction despite massive COVID outbreaks

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: February 02, 2022
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Sacramento County courts take hands-off approach to jail population reduction despite massive COVID outbreaks

By Anna Zheng This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project ...

By Anna Zheng This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the pandemic in California’s county jails an ...

February 02, 2022
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Sufficient Evidence Found for Trial in Shooting at Gas Station in Sacramento

Posted by Gwynneth Redemann
|Date: December 06, 2021
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Sufficient Evidence Found for Trial in Shooting at Gas Station in Sacramento

By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – After hearing from a host of preliminary hearing witnesses, includi ...

By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – After hearing from a host of preliminary hearing witnesses, including an eyewitness, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David Bonilla found sufficient evidenc ...

December 06, 2021
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Defense Attorney Argues Client ‘Just Drunk,’ Didn’t Intend to Harm Officers – Judge Disagrees, Sets Trial

Posted by Leslie Ortiz
|Date: December 01, 2021
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Defense Attorney Argues Client ‘Just Drunk,’ Didn’t Intend to Harm Officers – Judge Disagrees, Sets Trial

By Leslie Ortiz SACRAMENTO, CA - Judge Delbert Oros at Sacramento County Superior Court decided this week ...

By Leslie Ortiz SACRAMENTO, CA - Judge Delbert Oros at Sacramento County Superior Court decided this week during a preliminary hearing here there was sufficient cause to believe Addison Bruce is guilt ...

December 01, 2021
| by Leslie Ortiz

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Judge Tosses Nearly 9-Year-Old Case after Agreeing Constitutional Right to Speedy Trial Violated

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: November 30, 2021
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Judge Tosses Nearly 9-Year-Old Case after Agreeing Constitutional Right to Speedy Trial Violated

By: Katherine Coviello and Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA - In Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, ...

By: Katherine Coviello and Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA - In Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Judge Helena R. Gweon dismissed a nearly nine-year-old case after Defense Attorney Josh Kaizuk ...

November 30, 2021
| by Gabriel Eskandari

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Despite Promises, Good Behavior While Free on Bond, Pair Taking Deals Still Sent to County Jail to Await Sentencing by Judge

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: November 24, 2021
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Despite Promises, Good Behavior While Free on Bond, Pair Taking Deals Still Sent to County Jail to Await Sentencing by Judge

By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA - A plea deal was reached in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday ...

By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA - A plea deal was reached in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday between the prosecution and Manuel Delarosa regarding a shooting in the Arden Fair Mall parking ...

November 24, 2021
| by Gabriel Eskandari

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Man Objects to 32-Year-Old Conviction Resulting in Trial – States He’s Not Aware of Constitutional Rights

Posted by Mary MaganaAyala
|Date: November 04, 2021
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Man Objects to 32-Year-Old Conviction Resulting in Trial – States He’s Not Aware of Constitutional Rights

By Mary Magana-Ayala SACRAMENTO, CA – Although his public defender argued his charges should be reduced a ...

By Mary Magana-Ayala SACRAMENTO, CA – Although his public defender argued his charges should be reduced at Rick Smith’s preliminary hearing Tuesday in Sacramento County Superior Court, Smith will face ...

November 04, 2021
| by Mary MaganaAyala

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Man in Court for Traffic Matters Turns Deal Down, Requests Public Defender

Posted by Stacie Guevara
|Date: October 28, 2021
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Man in Court for Traffic Matters Turns Deal Down, Requests Public Defender

By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – Antwain Johnson refused the prosecution’s offer, and requested an atto ...

By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – Antwain Johnson refused the prosecution’s offer, and requested an attorney Tuesday here in Sacramento County Superior Court after being charged with a traffic infrac ...

October 28, 2021
| by Stacie Guevara

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Man Going to Trial for Allegedly Assaulting Homeless Woman He Offered to Help

Posted by Eshita Seshadri
|Date: October 27, 2021
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Man Going to Trial for Allegedly Assaulting Homeless Woman He Offered to Help

By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA - Two police officers testified in Sacramento County Superior Court Fri ...

By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA - Two police officers testified in Sacramento County Superior Court Friday in a case involving a man accused of unlawfully committing an act of sodomy against a homel ...

October 27, 2021
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