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Op-Ed: If a Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tool Does Not Satisfy These Criteria, It Needs to Stay Out of the Courtroom
By Hayley Tsukayama and Jamie Williams, Electronic Frontier Foundation Artificial...
Report Breaks Down What It Will Take to Bring the Number of Kids in Adult Jails to Zero
“Getting to Zero” While most kids tried in adult courts are held in juvenile detention...
New Data Reveals an Unemployment Crisis Among the Formerly Incarcerated
Approximately 27 percent of formerly incarcerated people are looking for a job, but are still...
Prop. 47 Reduced Recidivism & Infused Money Into Rehabilitation, but Also Boosted Theft-Related Crime Rates, Report Says
While California crime rates remain at historic lows, voter-approved Proposition 47 appears to have...
Why Aren’t We Spending More on Prisoner Education?
By Stephen Steurer Education reduces crime, plain and simple. The RAND Corporation underscored the...
California Supremes Say 50+ Years in Prison for Juvenile Non-Murder Crimes Is Unconstitutional
In a 4-3 decision Monday, the California Supreme Court ruled that juvenile sentences of 50 years or...
Decriminalizing Marijuana in Los Angeles County
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Hilda Solis introduced a read-in...
Criminal Justice in the Governor’s Budget: Firefighter Employment Program for Formerly Incarcerated, Raising the Age, and More
On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposed $131.7 billion general fund budget for...
ACLU Launches National Initiative to End Cash Bail
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice announced the...