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CVAA Opposes AB 109
The Crime Victims Action Alliance formally opposed AB 109 today sending a strong opposition letter to the Governor and members of the Legislature. As we have been reporting to you, AB 109 passed the legislature in matter of hours after being introduced. There was no opportunity for the public to comment on this legislation, no [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Judge declines request to stop early prison releases
By Dana Littlefield Originally published October 21, 2010 at 5:54 p.m., updated October 21, 2010 at 6:04 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A judge this week declined to grant a preliminary injunction that would have prevented some prison inmates from shaving additional time off their original prison sentences. The ruling, by San Diego Superior Court Judge [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Court: Sexually Dangerous Can Be Kept in Prison
New York Times May 17, 2010 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 12:31 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered ”sexually dangerous” after their prison terms are complete. The high court in a 7-2 judgment reversed a lower court decision that said Congress overstepped [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Federal appeals court upholds Proposition 9
Capitol Alert – Sacramento Bee March 25, 2010 A three-judge federal appellate panel today overturned Sacramento federal Judge Lawrence Karlton and reinstated the tough parole revocation procedures adopted by California voters two years ago in Proposition 9. The measure, sponsored by state Sen. George Runner and a coalition of tough-on-crime groups, had been challenged by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Over 1,500 jail inmates released throughout the state since passage of new law
Reported on LA Times – LA NOW February 10, 2010 More than 1,500 inmates have been released from county jails around California in response to legislation designed to cut the state prison population, prompting an outcry from some law enforcement officials. More than 300 inmates have been released from Orange County Jail in the last [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Judge orders Sacramento County to stop early jail releases
Sacramento Bee by Andy Furillo Published Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 Saying it was a “formula for disaster,” a Sacramento judge today blocked the Sheriff’s Department from granting any more early releases to inmates it is holding in the county’s jail facilities. Sheriff’s officials began the releases last week in response to a bill passed last [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Key portion of victims-rights proposition thrown out by judge
Los Angeles Times 2:53 PM | March 26, 2009 A key part of a victims-rights measure that voters approved in November has been overturned by a federal judge, who ruled the state must provide attorneys for parole violators when it is considering whether to send them back to prison. Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )California Supreme Court to hear appeal in Polly Klaas murder case
Bay City News Service Posted: 02/26/2009 11:59:14 AM PST An appeal by Richard Allen Davis, who was sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma 16 years ago, will go before the California Supreme Court in San Francisco on Tuesday. The court’s seven justices will spend an hour hearing arguments [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )There’s no evidence Jessica’s Law works, California officials say
A state board says tight residency limits on sex offenders have driven many to homelessness, which could propel them back into crime. The state spends $25 million housing some of the offenders. By Michael Rothfeld January 14, 2009 Reporting from Sacramento — A state panel is urging the governor and legislators to change “Jessica’s Law,” [...]
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