By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters To reduce the use of force by California police, two Democrats began with competing approaches: Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a firebrand from a liberal San Diego district, aimed to crack down by...
On Wednesday, the California Assembly passed two bills that seek to bring equity to...
On Thursday, the California Senate approved SB 375, a bill that would abolish a three-year deadline...
After appearing irreparably stalled last week, AB 392, a bill that would change the circumstances...
Late last week, the California Assembly and Senate’s fiscal committees decided the fate of...
Editor’s Note: Last year, the California Assembly enacted a new rule that grants committee...
Last month, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice released a report exposing troubling...
Approximately two million Californians are eligible to have old arrests and certain crimes cleared...
Last week, WitnessLA wrote about SB 233, a new bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)...
A new California bill aims to make it possible for formerly incarcerated individuals, thousands of...
On Thursday, February 14, the First Amendment Coalition filed a lawsuit challenging California...
A new bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) aims to ensure that sex workers who are...
On Friday, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge became the first jurist to rule on the...
A newly proposed California constitutional amendment, called the “Free the Vote Act,”...
A new bill seeks to remove a small, but significant financial barrier for incarcerated Californians...
On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...
A bill announced Wednesday would abolish a mandatory sentence enhancement affecting approximately...
On Wednesday, January 2, the California Supreme Court shut down a San Bernardino Sheriff’s...
Trump and Congress Take a “First Step” to Reduce Mass Incarceration On Friday, December...
As California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) prepares to leave office at the end of the year, the last round...
Over the weekend, Governor Brown took his signing (and vetoing) pen to the last chunk of more than...
“A Difficult Bill” on the Road to a “More Just System” for Juveniles In...
Under California’s current felony murder rule, individuals involved in serious crimes that result...
Behind the Blue Wall of Silence On Sunday night, hours before the final deadline to transform bills...
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 3131, a bill to increase transparency around...
In 2004, California voter-approved Proposition 69 loosened state restrictions on when law...
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long struggled to prevent...
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 1303, a bill introduced in response to...
Over the last week, California Governor Jerry Brown has been putting his bill-signing pen to work...
On Wednesday, California lawmakers revealed that they had run out of time to fully address concerns...
