A little known move by Governor Jerry Brown means big changes for California’s 3-Strikes law.
Under the current law, repeat offenders could be given life sentences for very minor crimes.
There are...
A bill that would prohibit prosecuting California kids under 12 for crimes has advanced to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for approval. Under the new law, instead of being prosecuted, children...
Now that cash bail has been eliminated in California in favor of “risk-assessment” a lot of questions about the new system are being raised.
How will the new system work? Will...
The historic law eliminating cash bail for criminal defendants in favor of a risk-assessment system to determine release is not even a month old and the California Supreme Court is...
