California California police body camera footage can’t take the place of witness testimony, court rules By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 Body cameras are not mandatory among California police agencies, but are increasingly common.
California California’s water problems and a state prison closure doom an already dying rural town By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | May 30, 2023 The state’s inmate population has dropped from some 160,000 people a dozen years ago to about 96,000 today.
Bay Area Police shooting footage, released under a California law, largely follows the same script By Nigel Duara | CalMattershttps://calmatters.org/justice/2023/04/california-police-shooting-videos/ | April 10, 2023 Many police departments shape body cam footage of police shootings -- made public under California law -- into stories they want to tell.
Bay Area He’s filed more than 2,000 disability lawsuits in California. This case could set precedent By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | March 14, 2023 He couldn’t find a parking spot for his specialized van at a San Diego lobster shop. The lawsuit that followed is a test of how California upholds disabled rights.
Bay Area State Justice Department hasn’t probed — or even logged — all police shootings of possibly unarmed people By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | January 26, 2023 A new state law was intended to ensure state oversight of police shootings.
California ‘Catastrophic staffing shortage’ hits California’s rural police first, and hardest By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | December 14, 2022 Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree.
Bay Area A top prison expert on the California ‘disaster’ and how to salvage it By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | December 2, 2022 The state’s prisons are no longer a world rehabilitation model, but Stockholm Prize winner Francis Cullen says the system could return to greatness.
Bay Area ‘Mandela’ bill would limit solitary confinement in California prisons and jails By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | September 26, 2022 The bill would be the most wide-ranging change to solitary confinement of any state.
California Newsom nominates a Latina to be California Supreme Court chief justice, a first By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 11, 2022 Sitting Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero would be the first Latina chief in a state where Latinos are underrepresented on the bench.
California Bounty hunting: Foes of guns and abortion resurrect an old idea By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 9, 2022 Texas put a bounty on abortion providers and California did the same for illegal gun sales, but critics point to bounties' long and troubled history.