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Yolo County DA’s Office Celebrates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 19-25
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - April 7, 2015 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and Yolo County Victim Services Program will recognize 2015 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) with the Ninth Annual Crime Victims’ Tribute. This year’s NCVRW will be...
Jury Convicts Woodland Man of Molesting Granddaughter
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 6, 2015 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Friday, April 3, 2015, a Yolo County Jury found Fidel Alcantar Soto, 54, of Woodland, guilty of child molestation. During trial, prosecuting attorney Ryan J....
Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program Seeks Community Volunteers
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - April 3, 2015 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that the Yolo County Neighborhood Court program is actively recruiting community volunteers. The program started in 2013 in the City of Davis and the University of California at...
Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy
Application Deadline is April 3, 2015 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 27, 2015 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces that the deadline for application submission for the fourth annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy is April 3, 2015. The...
Public Safety Realignment and Proposition 47: Public Planning Sessions
Press Release | Original Posting on Yolo County's Website (Woodland, CA) – Assembly Bill 109, Public Safety Realignment, was enacted in 2011 in an effort to reduce state prison overcrowding by placing supervision and incarceration responsibilities for non-serious,...
Sacramento Man Convicted of Lewd Conduct and Indecent Exposure
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on March 6, 2015, a Yolo County jury convicted 46-year-old Vladimir Vecherkovskiy, of Sacramento, of two counts of lewd conduct, two counts of indecent exposure, and one...
District Attorney Formally Charges Samantha Green in the Death of her Son
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – March 4, 2015 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has filed a formal criminal complaint against 23-year-old Samantha Green, of Woodland CA, alleging felony charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and Abusing...
Mother Convicted of Wrongfully Withholding Child From Father
Jo took the child to S. Korea and denied the father visitation for five years Press Release (Woodland, CA) - March 3, 2015 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that a Yolo County Jury found 43-year-old Nan Hui Jo of South Korea guilty of one count of Parental...
Fraud Alert: Beware of Fraudulent Magazine Subscription Renewal Notices
Press Release (Woodland, CA) - February 27, 2015 - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig issued a consumer alert regarding a recent scam involving fake magazine subscription mailings. Individuals throughout California have received fraudulent notices that claim to...
Murderer Who Killed Infant Son Again Denied Parole
Davis Man Manuel Bermudez killed his 14-month-old son in 1994 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – February 27, 2015 - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on February 25, 2015, Board of Parole Hearing Commissioners denied parole for another five years to...
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.