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Ruling makes more prisoners eligible for parole hearings under Proposition 57

February 20, 2020 by kerry rudd

A new court ruling makes more prisoners eligible for parole hearings, according to the Second Appellate District's recent decision. The ruling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Prison Reform, Recently Posted Tagged With: Proposition 57

Some law enforcement and victim advocates oppose Proposition 57

April 30, 2019 by Administrators

Some police and victim advocates claim a recent court ruling could lead to the early release of many violent and sex offenders, reports the Times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Parole and Release, Prison Reform Tagged With: prop. 57, Proposition 57

INMATES SPEAKS ON PROP. 57

April 5, 2018 by Forrest Lee Jones

A group of non-violent sex offenders is suing the California prison system for excluding them from potential parole under voter-approved Proposition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, SQ News Tagged With: ACLU, Chapman University, Courthouse News Service, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Gov. Brown, Janice Bellucci, Larry Rosenthal, Proposition 57

CDCR ordered to rewrite regulations for Prop. 57

March 20, 2018 by Forrest Lee Jones

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

Sacramento County Superior Court judge Allen Sumner preliminarily ordered prison officials to rewrite the early parole regulations consistent with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: California District Attorneys Association, cdcr, Proposition 57

Court aids sex offenders seeking early parole

March 20, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

California’s latest attempted to regulate who qualifies for early parole consideration hit a snag when its Superior Court ruled that the state cannot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: cdcr, parole consideration, Proposition 57, sex offenders

How lifers get better parole board deal

January 31, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

For decades, lifers were rarely found suitable for parole. Now more than 20 percent are being paroled. Why? Thanks to changes at the legal, executive, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, California Supreme Court, Federal Sentencing Reporter, indeterminate terms, Prison University Project, Proposition 57, PUP, Stanford University

Prop. 57 opens a door for juvenile offenders

December 30, 2016 by John Lam

With the passage of Proposition 57, Kid CAT will strive to build upon the positive changes in the law and community attitudes and rehabilitation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Youth Offender Tagged With: Kid CAT Childhood development program, Proposition 57

California Top Officials’ Support Ballot Measures

September 1, 2016 by David B. Le

California’s top officials revealed their support for November ballot measures, the Sacramento Bee reported. Governor Jerry Brown approves of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Gavin Newsom, Proposition 57

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