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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10/09/2023
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Newsom said that California already has laws to prevent discrimination based on 'ancestry.'

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10/06/2023
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No charges will be filed in the scuffle between Carmel City Administrator Chip Rerig and gallery owner Craig Rose, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni says.

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10/04/2023
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The Greenfield Police Department is shining a light on its active partnership with Monterey County Behavioral Health.

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09/28/2023
Image for display with article titled Gun Manufacturers Fear Their Days Are Numbered in California as New Anti-Gun Tax Becomes Law

But federal judge handed gun makers a big victory Friday, overruling “large-capacity magazine” ban

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09/27/2023
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In the Imperial County desert, a volunteer group routinely maintains large barrels filled with water to help migrants traversing the California desert. As rescues increase, the longstanding immigration policies that funneled migrants to such harsh terrain deserve scrutiny.

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09/27/2023
Image for display with article titled Judge finds Monterey County Jail's health care contractor in violation of inmate conditions settlement.

A federal judge ruled that Monterey County Jail’s for-profit health care provider is in violation of a class-action settlement over inadequate inmate conditions at the Salinas facility—and has given the company six months to improve its services or risk paying…

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09/27/2023
Image for display with article titled Judge finds Monterey County Jail’s health care contractor in violation of inmate conditions settlement.

A federal judge ruled that Monterey County Jail’s for-profit health care provider is in violation of a class-action settlement over inadequate inmate conditions at the Salinas facility—and has given the company six months to improve its services or risk paying…

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09/26/2023
Survivors who were sexually assaulted while imprisoned got an audience at the state Capitol, sharing their stories while testifying at a California Legislative Women’s Caucus briefing about abuse by staff at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.

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09/14/2023
Image for display with article titled Legislators Punt on Fixing State's Fire Insurance Crisis — What Now For Homeowners?

As climate change heightens fire risks, insurers leave the state and lawmakers do nothing to keep them here.

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09/13/2023
Image for display with article titled Hate Crimes on the Rise in California. Here’s How the State Spends Millions to Stop Them

Hate crimes against transgender people in California rose more sharply than those against any other group.

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09/11/2023
A bipartisan bill would create a state ombudsperson to intervene when public records requests are denied. But an advocacy group is concerned that it will encourage state agencies to go to court.

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09/08/2023
Image for display with article titled TikTok App to Stay on State Phones as Newsom Steps in to Halt Ban Passed by Legislature

Bipartisan bill banning Chinese-owned social media app would have taken effect immediately.

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09/06/2023
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California prison doctors reach last-minute salary deal that averts a threatened strike.

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09/05/2023
Image for display with article titled One California Police Dept. Pays Recruits $75,000 to Sign Up. Now Other Cities Race to Keep Up

Far from “defunding” the police, cities are hiking pay and bonuses for new cops.

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09/05/2023
Attila Colar went to prison for lying to the government. After California gave him another contract as a provider in a rehabilitation program, a federal jury convicted him of fraud for using the personal information of Bay Area parolees and others to collect government COVID funds.

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09/01/2023
In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more.

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08/31/2023
The federal judge monitoring medical care in the Monterey County Jail repeatedly scolded the health care provider in a recent hearing over the size of fines it will have to pay for persistently poor performance.

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08/30/2023
Image for display with article titled Could Some Psychedelic Drugs Be Decriminalized in California? Here's How it May Happen

Efforts focus on plant-based psychedelics, leaving the synthetic drug LSD aside.

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08/28/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed two state prisons and he has plans to shut two more by 2025. A new contract for correctional officers offers new perks to the guards who stay.