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A solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose on Dec. 16, 2019. Ben Margot, AP Photo

A veto for the ‘Mandela’ bill that sought to limit solitary confinement in California

by Nigel Duara September 26, 2022September 30, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected legislation that would have made the nation’s most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement.

A sheriff's deputy puts up crime scene tape following a shooting that left three children dead at a church in Sacramento on Feb. 28, 2022. The suspect was under a domestic violence restraining order barring him from having any guns or ammunition. Photo by Fred Greaves, Reuters

Inside the team pioneering California’s red flag law

by Alexei Koseff September 19, 2022September 17, 2022

Photo illustration by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters, iStock

Rap lyrics on trial: Bill would limit prosecutors’ use of words and music as evidence

by Nigel Duara September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Revolvers for sale at a gun store in Oceanside on April 12, 2021. Photo by Bing Guan, Reuters

Criminal Justice

California’s change to concealed carry permits would reduce wide variations among counties

by Ben Christopher June 29, 2022July 1, 2022

Smith & Wesson SD VE 9mm semi-automatic pistols for sale at a gun store in Oceanside on April 12, 2021. Photo by Bing Guan, Reuters

Criminal Justice

Supreme Court ruling puts target on California gun laws

by Ben Christopher June 23, 2022June 25, 2022

A truck arrives at a Port of Oakland shipping terminal in Oakland on Nov. 10, 2021. AP Photo/Noah Berger

Criminal Justice

Prison rehab: Can California learn anything from Norway?

by Nigel Duara June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Screenshot via SFPD OIS Virtual Town Hall

Attorney general candidates divided on new police shootings law

by Nigel Duara June 6, 2022June 4, 2022

A sexual abuse victim points to the photos of Catholic priests accused of sexual misconduct by victims during a news conference in Orange on Dec. 6, 20218. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Sex abuse suits pouring in as state’s Catholic leaders seek relief from highest court

by Nigel Duara May 23, 2022June 21, 2022

Protestors gather to rally against AB 2223 at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 19, 2022. Members of the religious community held a press conference against the assembly bill. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

Prosecutor vows to refile murder charge against woman who delivered stillbirth

by Nigel Duara May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

No party Candidate for Attorney General Anne Marie Schubert during an interview with CalMatters reporters on April 19, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

What would Anne Marie Schubert do as California attorney general?

by Ben Christopher May 3, 2022May 3, 2022