CA: California Prisoner Confesses To Killing 2 Molesters
[sacramento.cbslocal.com - 2/20/20] CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — A California prison inmate confessed in a letter that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars just…
CA: Free Legal Clinic in Sacramento for People with Records on February 20th
[rootandrebound.org] Root and Rebound will host a FREE Reentry Legal Clinic for people with arrest and conviction records. Click here for details Sign up here Thursday, February 20, 2020 2:30…
CA: Sacramento-Area Reentry Network Free Expungement Clinic March 7, April 4
[arc.losrios.edu - 2/13/20] Trying to get a job & need your background cleared? Clear or reduce your criminal record (California arrests and convictions only) at the clinic. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE…
CA Governor Pardons First Registrant
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued the state's first pardon to a registrant. The pardon was issued to Bayard Rustin, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on February…
CA: San Diego Settles ACSOL Suit On Sex Offender Residency Law
[kpbs.org - 2/6/20] The city of San Diego has settled a lawsuit challenging a city law that limits where convicted sex offenders can live, agreeing to enforce the law only…
CA: DA drops serial rape charges against reality TV doctor and girlfriend, saying case was ‘manufactured’
[washingtonpost.com - 2/5/20] California prosecutors are dropping all charges against an Orange County surgeon and his girlfriend after concluding that the previous district attorney “manufactured” the high-profile 2018 case in…
CA: San Diego Officially Rescinds Sex Offender Law
[nbcsandiego.com - 1/22/20] The city of San Diego has agreed to remove a law that restricted potential living locations for registered sex offenders who are no longer on parole for…
ACSOL Argues Prop. 57 Case Before Appellate Court
ACSOL argued in support of Prop. 57 yesterday before the Third Court Court of Appeals in Sacramento. At issue in the case are regulations issued by the CA Department of…
CA: New AB 218 law allowing childhood sexual assault victims more time to report draws widespread praise
CALIFORNIA: [ocregister.com - 10/15/19] AB 218 extends statute of limitations allowing victims to file lawsuits up until age 40. Advocates, lawyers and victims across the state on Monday lauded…
CA: State court revives psychotherapist challenge to law on patients who reveal child porn activity
[sfchronicle.com - 12/26/19] The California Supreme Court revived a challenge by psychotherapists Thursday to a state law requiring them to notify the government about any patient who has viewed child…
CA: Federal Court Voids San Diego Residency Restrictions [NEW LINKS]
[New related links added] [ACSOL] A federal district court determined today that San Diego's residency restrictions are void. As a result, the city cannot restrict where a registrant who…
CA: Sex crimes by cops an outgrowth of their ‘power and coercive authority,’ expert says
[ocregister.com - 11/12/19] LAPD officers who took advantage of their power imbalance to commit sexual assaults fit national trends, says prominent criminologist. LAPD officers Luis Valenzuela and James C. Nichols…
CA: County jail inmates announce hunger strike to protest ‘price gouging’
[calaverasenterprise.com - 9/25/19] Seventeen inmates at the Calaveras County Jail have announced their plan to initiate a hunger strike in protest of “outrageous prices” for telephone calls and commissary items…
CA: Can Sex Offenders Legally Live Next Door To Schools?
[sacramento.cbslocal.com - 9/19/19] An Olivehurst Grandmother is furious after learning that a sex offender is living just feet away from her neighborhood elementary school. “I’m concerned about people not being…
CA: City of Commerce Repeals Local Residency Restrictions
[ACSOL] The City of Commerce, located in Los Angeles County, has repealed its local residency restrictions. The repeal took place during a City Council meeting held on September 3. The…
CA: Democrats incur LGBTQ wrath over sex offender registry bill SB 145
[losangelesblade.com - 9/6/19] During a week of flurry before Labor Day, the California Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees determined which final legislation to pass to the floor for votes and…
CA: Police: Men Mistook Homeless Man for Sex Offender, Beat Him to Death
[fox40.com - 9/2/19] MODESTO -- Police in Modesto say two men beat a homeless man to death with their bare hands after mistaking him for a sex offender. Those who…
CA: Program lets victims confront offenders
[avpress.com - 7/9/19] SACRAMENTO— California officials are experimenting with a new diversion program for criminals that includes allowing victims to directly confront their offenders. The budget that took effect July…