To meet the court’s mandate by the end of the year, Brown needs to begin releasing identified low-risk inmates now — a step both the federal and the U.S. Supreme Court agree “would be consistent with public safety.”
“Bad information breeds expedient, ineffective policy, as exemplified by the administration’s surviving gun initiatives…”
Apr 22, 2013
Proposition 36: Implementation and Adjudication
On May 2nd, Stanford Law School is hosting a conference on the safe and effective implementation of Proposition 36.
Apr 19, 2013
REALIGNMENT: Is it to blame for more crime?
Riverside County struggling with overcrowded jails and an uptick in violent crime, chronic unemployment cited as a factor.
By sending more non-violent felons to prison than the state average, Monterey County isn’t doing as much as it could to help efforts for prison realignment, according to a new report.