When California voters passed Prop 57, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said inmates would earn early release credits for rehabilitation and lose credits for bad behavior. But critics say nearly everyone is getting out early and there’s little…

Assemblyman Joe Patterson on CNN discussing his legislation, AB 19, which would require every public school in California to carry two doses of Narcan to counteract Fentanyl poisoning.

Assembly Bill 19, proposed by Joe Patterson, would require all public K-12 schools to have at least two doses of Narcan, or naloxone, on campus at all times.   Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seventeen-year-old Zach Didier died just a few months short of graduating high school in December 2020.  Police said he bought a pill he thought was Percocet on Snapchat during winter break, but it was fentanyl. “Zach lived…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seventeen-year-old Zach Didier died just a few months short of graduating high school in December 2020.  Police said he bought a pill he thought was Percocet on Snapchat during winter break, but it was fentanyl. “Zach lived…