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Press Releases
Yolo DA to Recognize Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Public Tribute will be held on April 23, 2024 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 8, 2024 – The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will recognize 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with the Eighteenth Annual Crime Victims’ Tribute. This year’s theme is “How...
SERIAL SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE LIFE SENTENCES
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 26, 2024 On March 25, 2024, Miguel Garcia, a 30-year-old Woodland man was sentenced for the sexual assaults of four minor female victims. The victims were abused at the home of a family member over a period of many years and ranged...
Chronic Retail Thief Sentenced to Prison
Conviction Secured Under DA’s FastPass Program Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 25, 2024 – On March 22, 2024, the Honorable Tom Dyer sentenced Nicholas Juarez Lopez, of West Sacramento, to four years County Prison resulting from two separate convictions for grand...
GRADUATION FROM MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURT HELD
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 22, 2024 Just over a year after entering Yolo County’s Mental Health Diversion Court, Esther Bibriesca successfully completed it and she was honored in a graduation ceremony earlier this week. Mental Health Diversion Court is one...
WOODLAND MAN SENTENCED FOR DUI HEAD-ON COLLISION
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 12, 2024 On February 28, 2024, Woodland man, James Hernandez-Cruz, 28, was sentenced to 5 years of felony probation and 364 days jail, stayed pending completion of a one year residential treatment program. Hernandez-Cruz entered a...
Yolo DA Announces the Launch of “FastPass to Prosecution” Combatting Retail Theft through Retailer-Initiated Reporting and Rapid Prosecution
Press Release | Press Conference Video | Video Surveillance of Yolo County Retail Thefts Woodland, CA – March 7, 2024 – On Tuesday, March 5th, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, in collaboration with Yolo County law enforcement leaders and asset protection...
Sacramento Men Charged with Multiple Felonies, Including Resisting Executive Officer with Force or Violence, after Retail Theft
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 1, 2024 – On February 28, 2024, 44-year-old Antonio Garland Compton, and 35-year-old Michael Dean Cole, both Sacramento residents, were arrested by West Sacramento Police, for a retail theft incident, which was committed at Target...
Learn about the Criminal Justice System at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Citizens Academy
Applications now being accepted Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 9, 2024 – Applications are now being accepted for the annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy. The academy is sponsored by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in cooperation...
Felony Charges Filed Against Woodland Man After Police Stand-Off
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 2, 2024 – On January 30, 2024, 39-year-old Jeffrey Wendell Card, a resident of Woodland, was arrested after a brief police pursuit and hours long stand-off that required nearby schools and residents to go on lockdown. The Yolo...
Serious and Violent Retail Theft Conviction Sentenced to 3 Years in State Prison
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – January 26, 2024 – Today, Traireese Jones, a 28-year-old West Sacramento resident, was sentenced to 3 years in state prison for Second Degree robbery with personal use of a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon committed during...
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.