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Press Releases
West Sacramento Woman Convicted of Drug DUI
Tanya Jones-Watkins was driving after taking AmbienPress Release(Woodland, CA) - May 20, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on May 19, 2016, a Yolo County jury convicted 54-year-old Tanya Jones-Watkins of West Sacramento of driving under...
Woodland Sex Offender Convicted of Felony Possession of Methamphetamine
Press Release(Woodland, CA) - May 20, 2016 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on May 19, 2016, a Yolo County Jury convicted 28-year-old Woodland resident Adrian Duran of a felony count of Possessing Methamphetamine and found four prior prison term...
West Sacramento Murderer Denied Parole
Press Release(Woodland, CA) – May 12, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that a Board of Parole Hearings Commission denied convicted murderer Kenneth Ray Buffer’s request for release from state prison at a parole hearing at Folsom State...
National Police Week Starts May 15
National Police Week honors officers killed in the line of dutyLocal Memorial Events Scheduled May 10th & 11thPress Release(Woodland, CA) – May 4, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that the week of May 15th is National Police Week, which...
City of West Sacramento Agrees to Sanctions in Hazardous Waste Case
The City will provide enhanced hazardous waste training due to gaps in their existing programsPress Release | City of West Sacramento Verified Complaint for Injunction, Civil Penalties, and Other Relief | City of West Sacramento Stipulation for Final Judgment | Signed...
Yolo County Grand Jury Indicts Six Men For Gang Related Murder
Press Release | Indictment(Woodland, CA) – May 2, 2016 – On May 1, 2016, the Yolo County Grand Jury issued an Indictment charging six men with the alleged gang-related murder of a man in a nightclub located in the City of Davis on September 19, 2015. The six men...
Davis Murderer Denied Parole
Press Release(Woodland, CA) - April 27, 2016 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that 63-year-old convicted murderer Charles McNeill was denied parole yesterday by a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings. In 1978, McNeill brutally...
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for Molesting 4-Year-Old Girl
Press Release(Woodland, CA) - April 25, 2016 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig on April 18, 2016, the Honorable Samuel T. McAdam sentenced 47-year-old Sacramento man Duane Scott to 10 years in state prison for molesting a four year old girl. On October 19, 2015, a Yolo...
Family Dollar Stores to Pay $307,000 Settlement for Environmental Violations
Family Dollar Inadequate Employee Training Led to Hazardous Waste Storage Area ViolationsPress Release | Filed Civil Complaint | JudgmentWoodland, CA – April 22, 2016 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, together with 22 other California District Attorneys and...
Broderick Boy Gang Member Found Guilty
Eric Lovett was found guilty of dissuading a witness and a gang enhancementPress Release(Woodland, CA) – April 22, 2016 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on April 20, 2016 a Yolo County jury found 31-year-old West Sacramento man Eric Lovett...
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.