Author Archives: Ryan Gabrielson

Release of Uncensored Developmental Center Citations Ordered

September 20, 2012, 10:18 am • Posted by Ryan Gabrielson
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by Ryan Gabrielson, California Watch A state court today ordered the California Department of Public Health to disclose uncensored copies of dozens of patient abuse cases at institutions for the developmentally disabled. The ruling camein a lawsuit filed by the … Continue reading »

Filed under: Disability Issues
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Obama Deportation Review Might Shrink Calif. Court Backlog

June 28, 2012, 11:53 am • Posted by Ryan Gabrielson
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by Ryan Gabrielson, The Bay Citizen California’s clogged immigration courts are likely to receive relief under an Obama administration plan to avoid deporting young illegal immigrants brought into the country as children. The court in Los Angeles has a backlog of … Continue reading »

Filed under: Immigration

Solano County Won't Re-Check Autopsies Done by Pathologist Found to Be Incompetent

May 23, 2012, 9:40 am • Posted by Ryan Gabrielson
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From California Watch Dr. Thomas Gill’s forensic pathology career already was scarred by numerous autopsy mistakes before he started ruling on causes of death for the Solano County sheriff-coroner in 2007. Gill examined 332 deaths for the county in three … Continue reading »

Filed under: Crime, Criminal Justice

Police Force’s Sloppy Investigations Leave Abuse of Disabled Unsolved

February 24, 2012, 9:56 am • Posted by Ryan Gabrielson
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From California Watch California has assembled a unique police force to protect about 1,800 of its most vulnerable patients – men and women with cerebral palsy, severe autism and other mental disabilities who live in state institutions and require round-the-clock … Continue reading »

Filed under: Disability Issues, Law Enforcement