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2023: California Closes Prisons, Transforms Others

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:15:55 +0000

As the state shutters prisons, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to turn San Quentin into a model for rehabilitation. Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to catch up on police shooting investigations.

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Court Rules California Police Body Cam Footage Can’t Replace Witness Testimony

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:19:42 +0000

More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new state Supreme Court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.

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California Democrats Resisted Child Trafficking Bill — until They Couldn’t

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 02:06:19 +0000

California lawmakers tried nine times to stiffen penalties for trafficking of a minor. The latest effort appeared to die — until a social media campaign forced Democrats to reconsider.

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CA Supreme Court Says Employers Not Responsible for COVID Spread by Employees Infected at Work

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:26:30 +0000

A Bay Area woman sued her husband’s employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers’ comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.

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California Defendants Are More Likely to Go Free If They Meet Lawyers Early

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:28:37 +0000

Californians accused of crimes spend an average of five days waiting to see a lawyer. Santa Clara County has a successful program that helps defendants keep their jobs and spend less time in jail.

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California Mom Asks Police to Drop Review of Son’s Death

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Mon, 22 May 2023 16:59:05 +0000

A 2021 state law took investigations into California police shootings out of the hands of local cops. Now, some families say the new system is agonizing in its own way.

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Videos of Police Shootings in California Are Edited to Follow the Same Script

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:52:18 +0000

California law requires law enforcement agencies to release body cam footage of police shootings. Many departments shape those images into stories they want to tell.

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State Can’t Say Why Records of Some Police Shootings of Unarmed People Are Missing

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:11:37 +0000

California Department of Justice can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

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Eviction Moratorium: Capitol Mum as Renters Seek More Time

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Mon, 03 May 2021 16:17:31 +0000

With two months before the moratorium expires on June 30, there is no proposed legislation on giving renters more time.

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Like a Petri Dish: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates at Risk of COVID-19 Infection

Nigel Duara, CalMatters — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:51:50 +0000

An infectious disease’s transmissibility is defined as its reproduction rate. And the novel coronavirus virus is very good at reproducing.

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