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1 day ago

Huge Spike in SF Criminal Trial Cases Prompts Audit, Bogged-Down Courts to Release Some Defendants

San Francisco is releasing some pretrial defendants because the Public Defender's Office lacks capacity amid a surge in misdemeanor prosecutions.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

After years on the lam Oakland murder suspect turns herself in, gets released from jail

A woman accused of fatally shooting another during a 2021 fistfight surrendered, then was released on GPS monitoring and therapy despite prosecutors' objections.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

A judge released an Oakland man with a pending murder charge. Now he's a fugitive in a new killing

Keyante Reed, previously released pretrial and deemed compliant, is now publicly identified as an armed fugitive charged with murder after an alleged September killing.
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fromwww.dailynews.com
2 months ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national's case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges.
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