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California Supreme Court rules on early release for violent offenders

July 23, 2022 by George Franco

The California Supreme Court has ruled that correctional officials don’t have to consider early release for violent felons, even if their primary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court

CA Supreme Court: No pot for prisoners

December 29, 2021 by Brandon T. Genest

California prisoners cannot have marijuana, the state Supreme Court has ruled.  The court reversed a 2019 appellate court ruling that temporarily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, Mental Stimulation, Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court, pot

FRANKLIN HEARINGS – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID LWOP

June 28, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Wood hammer court judge

Youth offenders convicted and given a lengthy prison term by a sentencing court for crimes committed when they were age 26 or under are entitled to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Youth Offender Tagged With: California Supreme Court, LWOP, youth offenders

Two California Supreme Court justices against capital punishment

June 24, 2019 by Salvador Solorio

Two California Supreme Court justices have joined the debate against capital punishment. “California’s death penalty is an expensive and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: California Supreme Court, capital punishment, Governor Gavin Newson

California’s next governor faces executions

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

California’s next governor could be forced to make a life-or-death decision that the state’s top executive hasn’t faced in over a decade; whether to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: anti-capital punishment campaign, California Supreme Court, Calvin Thomas, Clarence Ray Allen, Commutations, Death Row, Gavin Newsom, Martin O’Malley, Pat Quinn, Prop 66, Ronald Reagan, San Quentin State Prison, Travis Allen, ttps://sanquentinnews.com/low-execution-rate-2017, U.S. Supreme Court

CA Supreme Court juvenile sentence cruel and unusual punishment

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Contributor

Sentencing a juvenile to 50-to-life for rape and kidnapping may be cruel and unusual punishment, according to a recent California Supreme Court … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: California Supreme Court, California’s One Strike law, California’s Youth Offender Parole, Elderly Parole Program, Graham v. Florida, Leonel Contreras, People v. Contreras, rehabilitation, William Rodriguez, YOP

Lawyer says: ‘Get prepared for freedom’

March 20, 2018 by Juan Haines

Mike Romano speaking in the Catholic Chapel

The path to freedom is narrow for the men and women incarcerated in California’s prisons, Stanford law professor Mike Romano told an audience of about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: California Supreme Court, Mike Romano, Stanford law

Tough choice of taking a plea deal to be with his family

December 18, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

Guy Miles and family

After 19 years of claiming his innocence, Guy Miles finally got his 75-years-to life robbery conviction overturned. Miles accepted a plea deal instead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: California Supreme Court

Death penalty ballot fails to impose strict inmate appellate deadlines

September 1, 2017 by Charles David Henry

A key provision in last year’s death penalty ballot initiative to speed up executions failed to impose strict deadlines on how much time is allowed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty Tagged With: California Supreme Court, Death Row, Proposition 66

Study explores lifers going before the parole board

February 3, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

California is releasing more lifers on parole, according to a Stanford University report. Between 2008 and 2015, the parole grant rate increased from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, California Supreme Court, Federal Sentencing Reporter, Gov. Jerry Brown, indeterminate life sentences, Marsy's Law, parole grant rate, Prison University Project, PUP, Stanford University

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