Justice

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump administration's policy of refusing bond hearings to most unauthorized immigrants who are detained in the interior of the United States.

The report follows a CalMatters investigation highlighting problems with privatized public defense.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.

The records came to light as part of lawsuit alleging that federal agents used racial profiling to target Latinos.

California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more.

For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.

Atilla Colar in 2023 was convicted on 44 felony charges related to an alleged COVID benefit fraud scheme at a Bay Area parolee rehabilitation program.

The Trump administration is trying to lock down immigration detention capacity in California despite opposition from the state's Democratic leaders.

The ruling comes as scrutiny over the conditions inside immigrant detention centers in the Trump administration continues to mount. 

The California Supreme Court is reviewing convictions that turned on undercover stings in jails known as Perkins operations. Critics say they go too far and risk false confessions.