SANTA CLARA — Santa Clara County’s five-term sheriff, Laurie Smith, is facing her toughest re-election battle in two decades amid heightened scrutiny of her record and recent high-profile deaths at the county jails.
Reporter Chisom Oraedu shares the story of a formerly incarcerated man who is changing the course of his life by learning coding skills and launching a new career.
From prisoner to programmer: One man turns 28-year sentence into a learning opportunity Read More »
Californians will decide if only judges — instead of prosecutors — will determine whether youth should be tried as adults or minors, a change that proponents say would help resolve racial inequities in sentencing.
Proposition 57 could lead to fewer youth serving time in adult prison Read More »
Since California’s Proposition 47 passage in November, prosecutors and public defenders across the region have been scrambling to identify prisoners eligible for release
Local courts scramble to downgrade offenses, release inmates under Prop 47 Read More »
