Jacque Wilson News Today

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Lance Wilson, 38, presents his ankle monitor, which permits him to commute to work and have limited access to other activities with special permission. Even with highly monitored observation through the bracelet, Wilson risks violation of his parole for any “bad” behavior, bearing responsibility for instances such as car failure on his way to work. Louis Bryant, III, OBSERVER

A lawsuit against San Francisco Superior Court over its routine failure to uphold defendants’ right to a speedy trial is now in the hands of California’s Supreme Court. San Francisco has more than 1,100 cases past statutory time limits, and 115 of those defendants are languishing in jail without a conviction.

More than 600 California inmates have been released from prison under reforms to how unwitting accomplices can be charged in killings, a state analysis found.

More than 600 California inmates have been released from prison under reforms to how unwitting accomplices can be charged in killings, a state analysis found.

With the new school year at Macomb School District 185 comes new employees as well. This year, the district has filled 24 positions.

Up to 70 per cent of bus drivers in some parts of western Sydney and the inner west took part in a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions on Monday.