Nigel Duara
CalMattersNigel Duara is a multi-media journalist for CalMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics, and a JPR news partner.. Duara most recently worked as a Los Angeles-based national and climate correspondent at VICE News Tonight on HBO.
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California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expect to house more prisoners as Prop. 36 takes effect. -
California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care. -
Supporters of Prop. 36 say it would help the state address homelessness, drug addiction and retail theft. Its critics call it a return to the failed policies of the war on drugs. -
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He鈥檚 asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties. -
Judges at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals distinguished between gun sellers鈥� Constitutional rights and the government鈥檚 authority to decide what kind of commerce takes place on public property. -
California has conflicting laws and court decisions on what judges should prioritize when setting bail. A case involving a homeless man with a long criminal record could resolve some uncertainty. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is recommending small cuts to the state prison system, avoiding the closures of additional facilities. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting four cities to drum up support for Prop. 1, a $6.4 billion bond for mental health facilities. Opponents say the state can鈥檛 afford the plan. -
California correctional officers train like 鈥榯hey are going to war鈥� to work in state prisons. Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 plan to transform San Quentin could require a kinder approach. -
Fentanyl is driving California鈥檚 deadly overdose crisis. A new law taking effect Jan. 1 targets dealers by increasing criminal penalties for trafficking the drug. -
More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.
