allowing the case to bypass California Board of Parole hearings that often take much longer to navigate and include a series of hearings. Offenders eligible for compassionate release are diagnosed ...

February 6, 2025 (Sacramento, CA) -- Today, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 286, which will close what he calls a “dangerous loophole” in California’s ...

A federal judge said California prison officials are not fully complying with her orders to provide deaf and blind with the materials and assistance they need to participate fully in parole hearings.

However, I find that this case warrants the consideration of the full Board of Parole Hearings to determine whether Mr. Chia can be safely released at this time. Mr. Chia’s history of antisocial ...