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An Orange County Superior Court Judge has ordered the man accused of killing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein to remain in custody as he awaits his arraignment on February 2.  Sam Woodward is accused of murdering his former high school classmate in a possible “act of rage.”  The University of Pennsylvania pre-med student was about to start […]

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, 13 children were found locked up and some shackled to furniture earlier this week in Perris, California.  The “House of Horrors” run by David Turpin and his wife Louise Turpin left their children malnourished and in need of immediate medical attention.  A 17-year-old daughter of the Turpin’s escaped

Tyler Raj Barriss is being held without bail after allegedly making a phone call that led to the death of an innocent Kansas man.  Police swarmed Wichita resident Andrew Finch’s home after a hoax call was made saying that a person at the address had killed his father and was holding other members of his

          Recently a Law Professor at the University of Utah released an analysis and a proposed reform for the United States bail system.   Its purpose was to analyze incarcerations in the United States and to support massive bail reform as a solution. The report concludes that there are two main reasons

Just weeks before recreational pot use became legal in California, the “Last of the Yippies” Dana Beal was being arrested for trying to transport 22 pounds of marijuana out of Northern California.  Beal, known as the “Grandfather of Marijuana,” has been an avid proponent of medical-marijuana.  He is no stranger to marijuana related arrests.  Beal

Track Palin, 28, was arrested after allegedly assaulting his father, Todd Palin.  According to police reports, former Alaska governor and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, called the police when Track hit his father in the head after an argument over a truck.  Track was charged with felony first-degree burglary and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault.  The domestic

The problem is glaring: California jails are overcrowded.  America’s War on Drugs and a crackdown on crime in general in the late 80’s and early 90s resulted in the incarceration of thousands and thousands of non-violent offenders.  Recent efforts to overhaul the criminal justice center have met with mixed opinion.  Governor Jerry Brown, in an

The state of South Dakota is bucking the trend to try to get rid of cash bail.  According to an article in the Daily Republic: local officials believe that there is enormous value in the current bail system and are not willing to get rid of what’s working.  In South Dakota, the price of a

11 judges and Santa Cruz County Superior Court’s executive officer were assembled to study the bail system.  The group commissioned by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye came up with a 57-page report that has judges retaining the power over bail reform.  It is at odds with Senate Bill 10 which allows for widespread release for all