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Battle Brewing Over Prop. 47 Savings Allocation

August 10, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

There is a battle brewing over who will have a say on how Proposition 47 savings from the recent reduction in criminal penalties will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Featured Tagged With: ACLU, Brian Goldstein, Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Loni Hancock, nonprofits, oard of State and Community Corrections, Proposition 47, San Fracisco, Steven Meinrath

California Bail System Penalizes Poor

July 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

“64% of California’s jail population is awaiting trial or sentencing as of December 2016.” Most remain in pretrial custody because they cannot afford … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Bail, California

Voter Initiatives Monetize the Petition Process

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Registered voters signing the initiative

This presidential year has inspired many potential voter initiatives and further monetizes the petition process. In theory, a petition to place an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: ballot initiative, California voters, Carl Towe, DEATH PENALTY, Fred Kimball, he Sacramento Bee., petition process

Overcrowding in County Jails Changes Bail Practices

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Overcrowding in county jails has California reviewing its bail practices. California’s bail practices have clogged the jails and become a tool that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: bail bond industry, bail system, California bail, California Supreme Court, California’s court system, Conference of Chief Justices, Overcrowding, PPI, Public Policy Institute, Realignment, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, The Sacramento Bee

CPAC Panel Takes on Criminal Justice Reform

May 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

The conservative take on criminal justice reform was debated at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). A CPAC panel discussed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: American Conservative Union, Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, David A. Clarke Jr., Ken Cuccinelli, Nathalie Baptiste, Pat Nolan, Proposition 47, Prospect.org

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