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26 Nov 2018, 7:42 am by Scott J. Limmer
When Governor Jerry Brown this August signed into law the California Money Bail Reform Act, he declared its changes to the state’s system for deciding what happens to criminal defendants awaiting trial will ensure “rich and poor alike are treated fairly. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 10:44 am by John Floyd
These reforms include:   New York lawmakers in 2009 that reformed the harsh Rockefeller drug laws that required harsh mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenses; California voters in 2014 passed a ballot that reclassified certain low level drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors; and The U.S. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 4:09 pm by INFORRM
If the platforms cannot embrace reform and start to accept responsibility for their business models and behaviour, then governments and politicians will do it for them by changing the policy settings and rules. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 4:08 am by Edith Roberts
United States, in which the justices considered on Tuesday whether a provision of the federal sex-offender act violates the nondelegation doctrine, maintaining that “while a ruling against the government would be a victory for criminal justice reform, it could also be very dangerous to the progressive project. [read post]
31 Aug 2018, 4:30 am by SHG
“By banning secret settlements in cases of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sex discrimination, California will effectively eliminate one of the main tools that perpetrators have used over the years to silence victims and deny them justice,” California Sen. [read post]
14 Jul 2018, 6:42 am by Eric Goldman
J.I. is a sex offender subject to community supervision for life. [read post]
28 Mar 2018, 1:21 pm by John Floyd
Lawmakers are the driving force in a handful of other states, including Illinois and California. [read post]
26 Feb 2018, 3:52 pm by Kent Scheidegger
Dan Walters is the dean of journalists covering California politics. [read post]
26 Feb 2018, 4:00 am by eileen peck
A group called California Reform Sex Offender Laws says that the voters approved earlier parole consideration for all offenders – including sex offenders – who are not serving time for one of about two dozen stated violent offenses. [read post]
16 Jan 2018, 1:11 pm by CJLF Staff
  Beginning in 2011, California has adopted three major sentencing reforms that liberal academics assured us would not increase crime. [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 8:00 am by Daniel Perlman
California Laws California’s parental responsibility laws place potential liability on parents and legal guardians when a minor causes harm to a person or causes damage to property including car accidents and other acts. [read post]
16 Dec 2017, 8:50 am
In my travels through California, Alabama, Georgia, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, and Washington DC I have spoken with dozens of experts and civil society groups, met with senior state and federal government officials and talked with many people who are homeless or living in deep poverty. [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 9:42 am by Mike McKneely
On the last day of its legislative session, the California State Legislature approved a bill to reform the state’s existing sex offender registry system. [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 2:37 pm by CJLF Staff
  Did California's AB109 "Public Safety Realignment" law leave this "low risk" offender on the streets for rehabilitation? [read post]
9 May 2017, 5:40 am by David M. Boertje
Heroin Laws in California The possession and sale of heroin is still a crime in California even though there have been a couple reforms that would steer the penalties for first-time offenders towards rehabilitation instead of jail. [read post]
5 May 2017, 2:56 pm by David M. Boertje
It also included reforms to increase outreach to paroled sex offenders most likely to re-offend, and made GPS monitoring mandatory for child sex offenders. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 11:30 am by CJLF Staff
NY Calls for Megan's Law Update: Following the arrest of a re-arrest of a habitual sex-offender in Westchester,NY, lawmakers are calling for an update to Megan's Law to account for social media. [read post]