A federal judge on Aug. 1 ordered Wellpath, the County of Monterey’s health care contractor in the jail, to submit a report by Aug. 16 outlini…
In 2013, Glenda Hunter was not well – she had been previously diagnosed with diabetes, fibromyalgia and bone cancer, and took a number of pres…
It’s been a year since Sheriff Steve Bernal launched a pilot program allowing federal immigration agents inside Monterey County Jail to sift t…
After 10 years as Monterey County’s public defender—and years of paying close attention to the poor conditions at Monterey County Jail—James E…
While a handful of homeless and their attorney, Anthony D. Prince, challenge a controversial city ordinance with a federal lawsuit, a prominen…
When a controversial ordinance cracking down on homeless encampments in Salinas’ Chinatown took effect last year, a group of homeless people s…
Housing the homeless requires political will and a lot of cash,but are local efforts more than smoke and mirrors?
It’s the ol’ game of duck, duck, no duck, duck.