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Fraud Alert
Don’t be a victim of "AT&T $100 prize promotion" phone phishing scam Press Release (Woodland, CA) District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that a Yolo County resident reported that they received a computer generated telephone call supposedly from AT&T...
Foreclosure Email Scam
Press Release (Woodland, CA) District Attorney Jeff Reisig and the Yolo County Board of Realtors want to warn local citizens about a recent email being distributed that states the recipient is being evicted from their home. The official sounding "foreclosure notice"...
Defendant Sentenced In West Sacramento Cold Case Homicide
Press Release (Woodland, CA) District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Monday, March 3, 2014, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Mock sentenced Juan Antonio Gonzales, 29 of Sacramento, to a term of life without the possibility of parole for the June 18,...
Dunnigan Man Sentenced for Cockfighting Operation
Press Release (Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Maguire sentenced 63-year-old Lorenzo Pena Ponce of Dunnigan to 20 days county jail and three years summary probation for crimes stemming...
Jury Convicts West Sacramento Bee Thief
Press Release (Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that yesterday a Yolo County jury found Viktor Zhdamirov, 51, of West Sacramento guilty of felony receiving stolen property. On September 11, 2012, employees of local commercial...
Yolo DA Combats Tobacco Sales to Youth
(Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that during December, 2013 and January, 2014, investigators from the District Attorney’s Office arrested five people for the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors. In an effort to combat the issue...
Knights Landing Man Convicted of Drugs and Weapon Charges
(Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on February 4, 2014, a Yolo County Jury convicted Alejandro Garcia Yanez, 24, of Knights Landing, California of two crimes stemming from a January 29, 2013, incident in which Yanez shot himself....
Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy
(Woodland, CA) – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announces the third annual Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy which is sponsored by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in cooperation with the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, the California Highway...
Davis Killer’s Parole Denied
Press Release (Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that on January 29, 2014 a Board of Parole Hearings panel denied parole for convicted murderer Timothy Wilson. The six hour hearing which took place at California State Prison,...
Murder Conviction In West Sacramento Cold Case Homicide
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Monday, January 27, 2014, a Yolo County jury convicted Juan Antonio Gonzales, 29, of Sacramento, of Murder in the First Degree and found True the Special Circumstance that the Murder was...
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.