Monterey County Local News: Crime & Justice


All Local Crime & Justice News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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07/17/2023
After several high-profile sexual harassment cases, Cal State needs more training, staff and outreach to students and employees, an outside firm concludes.

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07/14/2023
As inmate deaths continued piling up in the Monterey County Jail, investigators found evidence that the jail’s health care provider, Wellpath, had violated provisions of its contract in death after death after death.

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07/13/2023
California lawmakers tried nine times to stiffen penalties for trafficking of a minor. The latest effort appeared to die — until a social media campaign forced Democrats to reconsider.

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07/10/2023
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State doesn't bother to collect data on how many prisoners are convicted of new crimes, investigation finds.

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07/07/2023
Image for display with article titled Want Workers Comp if Family Member Gets COVID on Job and Gives it to You? Forget it, CA Supremes Say

State Supreme Court says "burden on employers" outweighs damage from viral illness.

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07/05/2023
The first-in-the-nation measure to add caste to state anti-discrimination laws, which passed the state Senate, survives the Assembly judiciary committee. The bill’s author refused to water down the measure further.

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07/05/2023
The number of reported hate crimes increased 22 percent in California in 2021. Following a model from Los Angeles County, state leaders launched a statewide hotline and resources.

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06/30/2023
Image for display with article titled California Reparations Panel Delivers Recommendations, Newsom Criticized for Skipping Landmark Meeting

Members of the panel also attacked the Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action.

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06/28/2023
Image for display with article titled State Supreme Court Hears Case that Could Set Voting Rights ‘Back 20 Years,’ According to Alex Padilla

Must cities switch 'at-large' elections to voting by district? State Supreme Court will decide.

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06/26/2023
Image for display with article titled More California Prisoners Request Gender-Affirming Health Care, Including Surgeries

A 2017 policy has led to a 234 percent increase in the transgender prison population.

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06/26/2023
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California launched the California Immigration Detention Database, a tool to track complaints filed by immigrants in California detention facilities to seek redress against inhumane conditions.

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06/23/2023
Image for display with article titled Child Marriages are Legal in California: Survivors Press State to Outlaw the Practice

Earlier effort to ban underage marriage was thwarted by civil liberties advocates

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06/23/2023
The new California vs Hate network allows victims and witnesses of hate incidents to report anonymously and receive services. It is a “response to the rise in reports of hate incidents and crimes,” said Kevin Kish, director of the California Civil Rights Department.

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06/08/2023
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Saying ‘I don’t know what the hell else to do,’ governor proposes amendment to regulate guns nationwide.

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06/08/2023
Californians accused of crimes spend an average of five days waiting to see a lawyer. Shortening that time can help them keep their jobs, and spend less time in jail.

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06/08/2023
The man found guilty of murdering his Carmel neighbor more than 40 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.

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06/06/2023
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Newsom slammed the Florida governor and presidential hopeful as a "small, pathetic man."

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06/04/2023
In May, a video featured a young woman named Brooklyn imploring viewers to tell the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation about the importance of EarnIn, part of a relatively new app-based industry that provides cash advances to people based on their wages.

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06/01/2023
The deadline for bills to pass their first house in the California Legislature has come and gone. Most made it. A few failed. And a handful of intriguing bills that didn’t pass may resurface because their authors aren’t giving up.

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06/01/2023
California is considering banning the use of “reverse search warrants,” which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.