If approved, payments would be made by state's Victim Compensation Board.
CA bill would shift restitution from juveniles to State
California Bill Watch
CA Bill Would Limit the Criminalization of Survivors of Abuse and Trafficking
More than one-third of women in California have experienced domestic violence. For women in prison...
Policing Bills to Watch This Legislative Season
Starting in March, a handful of important California policing bills hot from the printer landed in...
Bill Seeks Increased Media Access to Prisons and Incarcerated Interviewees
In 1994, then-California Governor Pete Wilson signed a bill giving the state prison system more...
New Year, New Laws
A list of 10 justice laws that will activate on January 1.
Yes, Slavery Is on the Ballot in These States
Editor’s Note: California banned slavery in 1850, two years before the Thirteenth...
College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but may increase arrest rates
Editor’s Note: On January 1, 2022, Ab 89, the Peace Officers Education and Age Conditions for...
Survivors Call on CA Legislators to Expand Access to Victim Compensation to Include Families Impacted by Violent Police Encounters
Victims and advocates are urging California legislators to pass a bill meant to ensure that the...
Racial Justice & Pedestrian Safety Fuel Jaywalking Debate, while CA has new bill to decriminalize low risk jaywalking
by Jenni Bergal of Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. For nearly a...
Governor Signs Bill to Eliminate Sex Work Loitering Law for Which Police Disproportionately Arrest Black People
Under a newly signed bill, police in California will no longer be able to enforce a section of the...
Bills for Crime Victims Gather Support
On Friday, April 29, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his support for seven bills...
Bills Aim to Open Doors to Housing and Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Californians
Pathways to permanent housing California lawmakers are currently considering a handful of bills...
“Gate Money” Bill Would Significantly Increase Assistance for Californians Returning Home From Prison
In California, people leaving prison each receive $200 as a release allowance, known as “gate...
San Jose, CA, Enacts Nation’s 1st Firearm Insurance Requirement
San Jose, California, has become the first city in the country to require gun owners to have...
Bill to decertify police for serious misconduct clears Legislature & is headed for Newsom’s desk
The state is poised to join most of the country when it comes to disciplining the worst of the...
Fired: Latest news on California bill aiming to decertify police for serious misconduct
California is one of only four states without the power to permanently remove law enforcement...
Much Watched Bill to Decertify Police for Misconduct and Killings Makes it Out of the Suspense File and is Passed in the Senate
On May 26, the California Senate passed SB 2, a bill intended to keep officers found to have...
CA Bill Could Bring Freedom to Cross the Street Without Fear of Criminalization for “Jaywalking”
Black Californians are up to 4.5 times more likely to be stopped for jaywalking than their white...
CA Bill to “Sunset” Old Convictions Approved by Senate Public Safety Committee, LA County Supes May Also Vote to Support the Bill
Next week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion from Supervisors...
Can California fix long waits in jail? These new bills may help
At least 1,300 unsentenced criminal defendants have been locked in California's county jails for...
CA Lawmakers and LA’s District Attorney Announce Bill to Eliminate “Third Strike” Sentence Enhancements for Crimes Committed by Minors
On Friday, April 9, California Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Los Angeles County...
Policing Bills Await Decisions in the Legislature’s Public Safety Committees
“Current law provides an opportunity for one officer to make a false statement in a police report...
Bill Would “Sunset” Old Felony Records That Limit Access to Employment, Housing, and Education
An ambitious new bill, SB 731, would automatically and retroactively seal conviction and arrest...
LA County Supes Take Next Steps in Effort to Decriminalize Mental Health Crises
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed two motions to improve mental health...
California Lawmakers Try Again to Get Rid of (Most) Cash Bail
On Wednesday, a trio of California lawmakers introduced bills that would set bail at $0 for all...
New Bill Seeks to Help Defendants Fight Racial Bias in Convictions and Sentences
On Sunday, four California lawmakers announced the introduction of the California Racial Justice...
Stricter Requirements for Becoming a Police Officer & Other New CA Justice Bills
As California’s 2021 legislative session kicks off this month, lawmakers are beginning to...
Prop 20’s Justice Reform Changes Would Send Disproportionate Numbers of Californians of Color into Lockup, Says Report
Proposition 20’s rollback of portions of recent criminal justice reform laws would have a...
Governor Signs Bill to Close State’s Troubled & Systemically Racist Youth Prisons With an Ambitious Plan to Reimagine CA’s Youth Justice System
At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, Governor Gavin...
Governor Newsom Signs and Vetoes Closely Watched Criminal Justice Bills
Between Monday and Wednesday, his final day to sign or veto bills passed during the 2020...