Five million formerly incarcerated people in America must overcome a vast assortment of obstacles to enjoy the privilege of voting, reported Vice … [Read more...]
CA Legislature considers expansion of resentencing law
The California Legislature’s 2021-2022 Regular Session is currently considering several bills which, if passed, would change resentencing procedures. … [Read more...]
Tracing prosecutorial mistakes
Thousands of people have been prosecuted and convicted in the past 32 years of crimes they did not commit, the San Francisco Chronicle … [Read more...]
Repealing the Prison Litigation Reform Act after 25 years
A study done by the non-profit Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) demonstrates why it recommends the 25-year-old Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) … [Read more...]
AB 2147 paves the way for expungement
Da’Ton Harris, out of Victorville, appeared before a judge in San Bernardino County for the second time in months, hoping the judge would expunge his … [Read more...]
Judge rejects credit challenge
A California judge ruled against a challenge made by 44 district attorneys against CDCR. The DAs are contesting the implementation of new CDCR credit … [Read more...]
LWOP REPLACES DEATH PENALTY
“Life without parole (LWOP) sentences are steadily replacing the death penalty across the United States,” reported The Marshall Project in a recent … [Read more...]
RELIANCE ON LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The number of people serving life sentences in America today exceeds the total number of people in prison in 1970, reported The Sentencing Project in … [Read more...]
Criminal prosecuting plea bargains: is it flawed or beneficial?
“90% of criminal cases in the United States end in a guilty plea” Plea bargaining is a flawed and possibly a coercive process that goes beyond … [Read more...]
New proposed legislation to keep separation of DAs and cops
Rob Bonta to introduce a proposal to address political influence attached to campaign contributions from law enforcement agencies. Legislation is … [Read more...]
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