California Lawmakers Pass Bills to Close More Prisons
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The California Legislature is voting on hundreds of bills during its final week of session to send to Gov. Newsom’s desk. The governor then has until Sept. 30 to sign…
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California lawmaker revives bill to release convicts with only two murder convictions
Courts sentence only the most violent offenders to a “life sentence without the possibility of parole” (LWOP). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has already been releasing inmates against…
Child Rapist Granted Release from California Prison Decades Early
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from: City News Service The Riverside County District Attorney’s office expressed in a statement Friday its dissatisfaction with the release of a convicted sex offender who served less than a…
California Opposes Juvenile Sex Trafficking Bill, Citing Prison Costs
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Department of Finance has pushed back on a proposed bill to crack down on those who solicit a minor for sex over the cost of the…
California Governor Plans to Defund the Police
California Governor Gavin Newsom and California law makers make plans to slash public safety funding. To mitigate the state’s huge budget deficit, Newsom plans to slash funding to law enforcement,…
Sacramento’s Reckless Proposals: A Sheriff’s Perspective on Slashing Prison Budgets
by Sheriff Chad Bianco As Sheriff of Riverside County, I manage one of the largest office’s in the state. We are entrusted with the safety and security of our county…
California lawmakers propose $1 Billion in CDCR reductions, much more than Gov. Newsom planned
California lawmakers on Wednesday announced a joint budget plan that would restore some funds for homelessness and social safety net programs while cutting money from state prisons. The spending proposal…
California Needs to Repeal Prop 57
California’s crime rate has risen thanks to several political efforts to reduce the State’s prison population. Now, thanks to several sentencing reform bills, California’s property crime rate is 25.3 incidents…