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Press Releases
Davis Senior Center FREE Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic
Davis Senior Center Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic In partnership with the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, the Yolo County Health Department will offer free flu shots and Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer vaccines at the City of Davis Senior Center on...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2021
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - (October 5, 2021) – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Since 1989 Congress has annually recognized October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This month, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office...
Woodland Man – Repeatedly Released on Zero Bail – Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 29, 2021 – On September 23, 2021, a Yolo County jury convicted Jeremy Lee Deaton, 45, of Woodland, CA of multiple counts of transportation for sale and possession for sale of methamphetamine and heroin. Based on his prior...
Woodland Man Convicted of Kidnapping for Robbery, First Degree Burglary and Assault with a Firearm Following Home Invasion Robbery
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 21, 2021 – On September 20, 2021, a Yolo County jury found 23-year-old Woodland man Nathan Dominguez guilty of kidnapping for robbery, kidnapping, two counts of first degree robbery, first degree burglary, three counts of...
Yolo DA Announces the Official Launch of its Race Blind Charging Program
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 9, 2021 – The Yolo County District Attorney held a press briefing on Thursday morning, September 9, 2021, to announce the official launch of a first-of-its-kind Race Blind Charging program. Over the past few years, Yolo DA has...
AB 1542 Goes to Governor’s Desk
AB 1542, Yolo's Drug Additional Treatment Bill, would provide treatment to those involved in the criminal justice system who live with drug addiction Press Release (Woodland, CA) – September 7, 2021 – On September 7, 2021, California Assembly member Kevin McCarty’s...
MCCC Justice Leadership Award Nominations Sought
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – August 20, 2021 The Yolo County District Attorney’s Multi-Cultural Community Council Justice Leadership Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, via zoom. The mission of the Yolo County’s Multi-Cultural Community...
Yolo County District Attorney’s Neighborhood Court renamed to the Yolo Restorative Justice Partnership
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – (August 4, 2021) – Neighborhood Court is now known as the Yolo Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP). Since 2013, the Yolo County District Attorney has diverted over two thousand increasingly serious criminal cases through RJP. In RJP,...
Sacramento Man Convicted of Human Trafficking and Pimping Minors
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – August 3, 2021 - On July 30, 2021, 35 year-old Jasyn Bigasan-Carter, of Sacramento, pled no contest to multiple crimes including sex trafficking a minor, pimping a minor, felon in possession of a firearm, and dissuading a witness. In...
State Awards Yolo District Attorney and Yolo Public Defender Over $1 Million to Expand Sentence Reform Project
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - (July 30, 2021) – Yolo County was recently selected to be one of nine counties to receive funding for the California County Resentencing Pilot Project. The resentencing pilot project builds upon legislation under AB2942, which became...
Why We Seek Justice
Our team at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is comprised of a dedicated and diverse group of professionals. In our new video series “Why We Seek Justice” you will meet some of our amazing colleagues and hear their personal stories. We hope you enjoy!
Meet Deputy District Attorney Diane Ortiz
Meet Deputy District Attorney Kyle Hasapes
Meet Deputy District Attorney Amanda Zambor
Meet Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center Admin Clerk Shobna Sharma
Meet Deputy District Attorney Jay Linden
Podcasts
The Chronicles of Justice Episode 24: Car Break-ins
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 23: Citizens Academy Podcast
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 22: Breast Cancer Awareness – Virginia’s Story
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 21: Domestic Violence Awareness Month – 2017
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 20: From Victim to Survivor – A Story of Hope
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 19: An Interview with Lt. Dave Marshall
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 18: Yolo County Cannabis Task Force
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 17: Empower Yolo
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 16: Campus Detection Dogs
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 15: Safety at Picnic Day
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 14: Motorist & Bicyclist Collision Prevention
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 13: Human Trafficking Awareness
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 12: Campus Sexual Assault
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 11: Operation Vigilance
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 10: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 9: School Attendance Matters
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 8: Yolo Day Reporting Center & Restorative Justice
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 7: LGBTQIA Pride Month & Hate Crimes
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 6: Elder Financial Abuse
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 5: Victim Tribute
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 4: Child Abduction Unit
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 3: NHC Homeless Restorative Justice Program
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 2: Human Trafficking
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The Chronicles of Justice Episode 1: Sonias Story with DUI Prevention & Awareness
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Non-Violent Second Strikers
After a federal court ordered California to reduce prison overcrowding, a number of measures were put into place that result in early prison releases, including early parole consideration for individuals characterized as “non-violent second-strikers.” In order to qualify, inmates must not currently be serving a sentence for a crime which is legally categorized as a ‘violent felony’ and must not be required to register as sex offenders.
Starting January 1, 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) began a new early parole determination process, evaluating “nonviolent second-strikers” for parole once they have served only 50 percent of their sentence or are within 12 months of having served 50 percent of their actual sentence. Upon receipt of inmate names from CDCR with a recommendation for release, the Board of Prison Hearings conducts an administrative review to determine if the inmate should be released from prison or retained for the term otherwise prescribed by law. The Board determines whether an offender would pose an unreasonable risk to public safety based on criminal history, behavior in prison, rehabilitation efforts, and written statements.
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office takes an active role in evaluating these cases and writes letters to the Board with an overview of the inmate’s criminal history, an opinion regarding the public safety risk posed by the inmate, and the appropriateness, or lack thereof, of an inmate’s early release. However, because our resources are limited, we do not prepare letters in every case. Instead, we focus our opposition efforts on offenders who we believe pose the greatest risk to the community.
Many of the offenders who are granted early release from prison have violent and lengthy criminal histories. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office feels it is important for the public to be aware of the so-called nonviolent offenders being released early from prison into our neighborhoods.
This web page was created to provide the names and criminal overview of the offenders who have been approved for early release despite our opposition. This list will be updated on a regular basis.