COURT WATCH: Judge Compromises on High Bail Request Made by Prosecution
MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Linda A. McFadden Monday decided not to reduce bail for...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Mother’s Plea for Son’s Probation Overlooked; Defense Calls Probation Accused’s ‘Last Chance’
MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens this week decided to send an accused...... Read more.
Violent Crime Down – California Department of Justice Announces 2023 Crime Statistics
By Sarah Chayet OAKLAND, CA – The California Dept. of Justice—in its annual crime report this week—reported...... Read more.
ACLU Joins ACLU of Texas in Effort to Overturn Peaceful Protesters’ Criminal Charges
By Sarah Chayet WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU announced Tuesday they are...... Read more.
Robert Roberson Remains on Death Row Despite Defense Claims – District Attorney Requests Execution Date in October
By Sarah Chayet PALESTINE, TX – The Innocence Project press release Tuesday announced attorneys of Robert Roberson—a...... Read more.
CA DOJ Says It Won’t Pursue Charges against Fontana Police for Shooting Death
By Sarah Chayet and Quinn Hogan FONTANA, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has released a...... Read more.
‘Underground Railroad’ Novelist Colson Whitehead Withdraws from UMass Commencement Speech – Calls Anti-War, Pro-Palestinian Protester Arrests ‘Shameful’
By Sarah Chayet AMHERST, MA – A report from Western Mass News has announced Colson Whitehead—author of...... Read more.
Prison Policy Initiative Report Reveals Wrongful Spending of Incarcerated Welfare Funds by Prisons
By Sarah Chayet and Connie Martinez EASTHAMPTON, MA – An update from the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI)...... Read more.
UCLA Professor Arrested at Pro-Palestinian Encampment Supports Students, Condemns UCLA and Police Reactions
By Sarah Chayet LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that, before dawn, more...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: $75,000 Bail Set for Accused, Who Could Lose Job – Judge, DA Deem Accused ‘Flight Risk’
By Sarah Chayet MODESTO, CA – Judge Shawn Bessey assigned a bail of $75,000 to an accused...... Read more.