Proposition 47 is being scrutinized by local law enforcement leaders after the arrest of Joseph Espinoza for the murder of 17-year old San Joaquin Memorial student Nick Kauls. Espinoza was in possession of Methamphetamine when he was cited at a local Motel hours before he murder Kauls.  Espinoza would have been taken to jail on felony […]

“A man charged with fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Tuesday morning in Newark had been arrested twice recently on domestic violence charges involving the same victim and released from custody pending trial, according to court records. Tiffany Wilson’s killing drew a pointed response from Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who issued a written statement Tuesday afternoon blaming […]

A statewide ballot initiative called the “Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018” has been submitted to the Attorney General for title and summary by a coalition of public safety proponents. This proposed initiative seeks to enact several critical reforms including preventing the early release of violent offenders, repairing the state parole system, […]

New Jersey chose to end its monetary bail system on January 1, 2017, and after several questionable pretrial releases, the state is having buyer’s remorse. Topo Padilla, the President of the Golden State Bail Agents Association, warns that following in the footsteps of New Jersey and ending the monetary bail system in California will lead […]

Arnold Foundation Pretrial Algorithm Raises Serious Questions According to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Vivian Ho: “A computer program that assigns risk scores to San Francisco criminal defendants is itself under scrutiny after it helped free a 19-year-old man who, just days later, allegedly gunned down a 71-year-old stranger on Twin Peaks.” Since 2016, the city […]

“Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Pine Hill Police Chief Christopher Winters reported a man has been charged in connection with a fatal incident that occurred Saturday, July 8, 2017. Pine Hill Police responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls to the 1000 block of Cranford Road in Pine Hill at approximately 10:01 p.m. for a […]

(Anishalee Cortes, Victim) “The Roselle man who shot and killed a woman on his driveway before turning the gun on himself Tuesday was arrested in April for assaulting the same woman at gunpoint, Newark police confirmed Wednesday. Anishalee Cortes, 22, went to a Newark police station at 3 a.m. on April 8 to report Dominick […]

Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) are attempting to get CA. residents to pay for defendants and make them feel guilty if they don’t support AB 42 and SB10 – the California Money Bail Reform Act. Bail Reform eliminates defendants from having to post bail and allows for their immediate release […]

(Jules Black, 30, charged with first-degree murder and weapon charges in the murder of Christian Rogers) June Rogers’s son was murdered by a career criminal that had been released from jail without bail four days after he had been arrested on a separate gun charge before the murder. New Jersey’s pretrial system failed to protect […]

(Jules Black, 30, charged with first-degree murder and weapon charges in the murder of Christian Rogers) Vincent Osby’s son was murdered by a career criminal that had been released from jail without bail four days after he had been arrested on a separate gun charge before the murder. New Jersey’s pretrial system failed to protect Vincent […]