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The Outrageous Costs of Inmate Calls to Families….Conservative Voices Call for Jerry to Sign SB9….and More
A PUSH TO REIN IN THE HIGH COST OF INMATE CALLS Because of the type of reporting I do, for over two...
Last Call for Gov. to Sign Juvie LWOP Bill SB9, a Death at Guantanamo Bay, and Progress on Safe-Guarding LGBT Prisoners
ADVOCATES’ FINAL PUSH FOR GOV. BROWN TO PASS SB9 SB9 advocates are making one last push to...
Will Gov. Jerry Cave to Political Pressure & Veto SB9, the Juvie LWOP Bill?
Is Jerry Brown really considering vetoing SB9, the bill that would give some of those sentenced as...
The LAPD Union Reads WLA & Changes its Tune on SB9—At Least a Little
No. The LAPPL leadership isn’t suddenly clasping SB 9—the Juvie LWOP reform...
New Bill Seeks Fewer Wrongful Convictions in California
On Friday, California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced a new bill that he hopes...
Brown Signs Law to Ease Licensing Path for Relatives, Vetoes Foster Care Mobile Response Plan
As California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) prepares to leave office at the end of the year, the last round...
Gov. Brown Decides the Fate of a Pile of Criminal Justice Bills Just Before the Final Legislative Deadline
Over the weekend, Governor Brown took his signing (and vetoing) pen to the last chunk of more than...
CDCR Will Have to Send Annual Reports on Suicide Prevention to CA Legislature Under New Law
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has long struggled to prevent...
Former Inmates Push U.S. Senators to Pass Controversial, Trump-Supported Prison Reform Bill
On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 5682, the prison reform bill more commonly...