Gov. Jerry Brown's Prison Plan Clears Assembly Committee

Gov. Jerry Brown's prison plan clears Assembly committee

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They want more money spent on rehabilitation services and drug and mental health treatment so offenders do not end up back in prison after their release. Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and his caucus view their own plan as a cheaper …
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Repeated Rapes of 14-Year-Old Girl Gets Man 30 Days in Jail, and That's More …

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Charges would be dismissed if he complied with conditions of the agreement, including completion of a sex offender treatment program. Rambold was terminated from the treatment program in November 2012 after it was learned he was having unsupervised …
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Question of the Day

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Many Americans have had to serve prison sentences longer than murderers and other violent criminals simply because they made a mistake with drugs, usually in their youth. These laws have disproportionately affected minorities who often don't have the …
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