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Nine Bay Area residents who served time for their crimes given clemency by the governor

by Pete Young, Bay City News April 2, 2024September 4, 2024

Citing ‘dysfunctional mess,’ judge orders special master to oversee Dublin women’s prison

by Pete Young, Bay City News March 18, 2024March 17, 2024

3 months after leaving state hospital, she was supposed to be free. Instead she was dead

by Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters March 13, 2024September 4, 2024

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San Joaquin DA deems 2020 police shooting of Antwaune Burrise in Stockton justified

All 4 defendants charged in Oakland Police Officer Le homicide case plead not guilty

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News January 20, 2024September 4, 2024

Three California lifers serve time for murders they did not commit. Is relief possible?

by Kevin D. Sawyer, Prison Journalism Project January 19, 2024January 18, 2024

‘Protect kids’ from ‘sick crime’: New 2024 law imposes stiffer penalties for child trafficking

by Nigel Duara, CalMatters January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Assembly committee on retail theft calls for more data, reforms during its first hearing

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News December 22, 2023December 21, 2023

Proposed changes to Alameda County recall process could impact effort to oust DA Price

Man jailed five months while awaiting trial for a crime he didn’t commit wins acquittal

by Toby Roca, Bay City News November 1, 2023October 30, 2023