California District Attorneys Association Archives

California District Attorneys Association Asks NFL to Pull Stephon Clark Video

August 4, 2020 3:25 pmAugust 6, 2020 11:28 am

The National Football league, as part of its new Inspire Change campaign, has created a video about the death of Stephon Clark, the 22-year old black male shot to death by two Sacramento police officers in March 2018 following a...

CA Democrat Lawmakers Releasing Violent Criminals From Prison, While Imposing Gun Control Laws on Citizens

September 8, 2019 2:06 amSeptember 10, 2019 2:27 pm

The purpose of prison and jail is to separate the criminals from society through incapacitation so they are not able to harm innocent people, and to make them pay for their crimes through retribution. Rehabilitation is supposed to assist with...

Criminal Diversion Program for Primary Parents May Violate Constitutional Rights

August 26, 2019 1:00 pmAugust 28, 2019 11:16 am

A bill will be read for the third time on Monday August, 26 in the California Legislature that would allow parents who commit a drug crime, theft, or sex crime to avoid conviction. Under Senate Bill 394, a primary parent...

Immunity From Arrest for California Sex Workers Passes Senate

May 2, 2019 11:35 amMay 4, 2019 7:21 am

A bill to prohibit the arrest of a sex worker when they are reporting a crime done to them just passed the Senate. SB 233 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would also make evidence of possession of a condom...

Commit a Crime, Take A Parenting Class?

April 19, 2019 2:03 amApril 19, 2019 4:09 am

The unbelievable legislation coming out of the California State Legislature seeking to make life easier for criminals is disconcerting. Bills proposing to reduce parole supervision from one year to 180 days for serious felons, including sex offenders, a bill to...