Were Counties Prepared for Flood of Inmates Under Realignment? California Report, August 20, 2012
Report: Solano County embracing Public Safety Realignment Act Vallejo Times-Herald, August 19, 2012
Aug 17, 2012
Report: LA among counties sending more to prison
Report: LA among counties sending more to prison KPCC Radio, August 17, 2012
Federal officials with anti-violence forum see big changes in Salinas Monterey County Herald, August 15, 2012
Blog Aug 16, 2012
Media coverage focuses on sentencing disparities
Media outlets across the state are posing hard questions about county sentencing practices. CJCJ’s recently launched the California Sentencing Institute , an interactive map that highlights the disparities in sentencing across California’s 58 counties. The map allows researchers, legislators, and the general public to examine the cost to taxpayers for each county’s incarceration rate, as well as correlations to ethnicity and county poverty levels. A recent KQED News investigation using the…