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Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option

March 26, 2025 1:54 pmMarch 27, 2025 10:49 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....

Gov. Newsom Highlights ‘Return, Restore, Rebuild’ In State Of The State Letter

March 23, 2023 2:30 amMarch 23, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom released his annual State of the State letter, following his recent Tour of the State of California, outlining what he plans to do in California in the next year. While the Governor was broad on most points, he...

Convicted Murderer Scott Peterson Moved Off Of Death Row

October 25, 2022 5:16 pmOctober 25, 2022 5:23 pm

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on Monday that Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his wife Laci Peterson and unborn child in 2004, was moved off of death row following a 2020 overturning of the...

CDCR Sued By Family Of Prisoner Who Died From COVID-19

March 19, 2021 2:44 amMarch 18, 2021 8:45 pm

The family of a prisoner who died of COVD-19 while serving time in San Quentin State Prison filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). According to the lawsuit, Danny Ruiz, a...

Senate to Hold Special Committee Hearing on Coronavirus Outbreak in State Prisons

June 24, 2020 2:37 pm

On Tuesday, Senate Public Safety Committee Chairwoman, Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), announced that a special oversight hearing on the coronavirus pandemic in California prisons would begin early next month due to the dramatic rise in deaths and cases. 4,500 coronavirus...