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Two dramatic changes are coming to the San Francisco CountyJail–free phone calls for prisoners and reduced markups for commissary items. “These fees are overwhelmingly paid for by the friends and […]

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to overhaul its overcrowded prisons in 2011 and realignment reforms were implemented, inmate-on-inmate homicides have risen 46 percent in county jails statewide. Killings […]

Bill introduced to bring defense budgets more in alignment with prosecutors A bill was introduced at the national level by presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris that addresses the unfair advantage […]

It’s still too early to tell if Governor Gavin Newsom marches to his own drum— or if his tenure coincides with Governor Brown’s agendas, reported Anita Chabria and Taryn Luna […]

Prosecution witness recants identification of defendant as the assailant The death sentence has been overturned for a former deputy sheriff because of unreliable witness testimony at his penalty trial, the […]

The California Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a man in the death of a prison guard, despite questionable testimony by prosecution witnesses. The case involves Jarvis Masters, […]

A survey of all Death which resulted in the state about capital punishment, Row prisoners in California withdrawing its lethal injection last August, San Quentin produced a divided opinion protocol […]

By Alfred King Journalism Guild Writer The governor’s moratorium on executions has not stopped some California district attorneys from seeking the death penalty in new cases they prosecute. District attorneys […]