Eight bills signed intolaw; governor vetoes gatemoney, prisoner pay hike Following is an excerpt from Initiate Justice’s Policy Corner - Reprinted … [Read more...]
LAW & POLICY – SF DA reinstates policy allowing juveniles to be charged as adults
Newly elected San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins reinstated the policy of charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults for crimes that she … [Read more...]
TEXAS – No immunity for state corrections in veteran’s medical device lawsuit
A state appeals court has denied immunity of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from a lawsuit when it refused to replace a device for Robin … [Read more...]
Discrimination persists despite ‘Ban the Box’ laws
Formerly incarcerated people are still facing many obstacles finding employment despite “Ban the Box” laws. After serving almost 20-years of … [Read more...]
California offender records to be sealed under new law – SB 731
By Henry Ortiz Reprinted by permission from Marin Independent Journal If the goal is to make California safer, the state took major step in the … [Read more...]
OIG REPORT: Sanctions for staff misconduct too lenient
California prison officials have been strongly criticized for their internal investigations and disciplinary actions against correctional … [Read more...]
Jenkins to charge fentanyl dealers with murder for overdoses
Fentanyl drug dealers will be charged with second-degree murder when a customer dies of an overdose, San Francisco’s new district attorney … [Read more...]
MICHIGAN: Sixth Circuit allows ADA disability claim to proceed
A man can proceed with his claim against prison officials who confiscated his medically necessary orthopedic shoes, a federal appeals court has … [Read more...]
Federal: Detained immigrants can sue over forced labor
Detained immigrants received a favorable judgment from a federal appeals court in June regarding labor practices during detention. The Ninth U.S. … [Read more...]
Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law
California needs to repeal the Three Strikes Law, which has lengthened sentences of more than 33,000 people, including more than 7,400 whose latest … [Read more...]
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