Michael Rushford – California Globe

Judge: Lawsuit to Block Early Inmate Releases Can Continue

September 7, 2023 8:47 amSeptember 7, 2023 8:47 am

On Friday, September 1, a Sacramento judge rejected California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s attempt to throw out a lawsuit challenging the Newsom Administration’s scheme to grant early release to tens of thousands of prison inmates. The suit, brought by the...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Report: Prop. 57 Does Not Reduce Recidivism

August 24, 2023 2:59 pmAugust 24, 2023 3:37 pm

In April, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a report suggesting that the number of inmates given early release in the year after enactment of Proposition 57, who were convicted of new crimes over the next three...

The Slaughter Over Juneteenth Weekend

June 21, 2023 3:57 pmJune 21, 2023 3:58 pm

As many Americans celebrated the end of slavery over the weekend leading up to June 19, called Juneteenth, dozens of people were wounded or murdered in violent attacks across the country. The Associated Press reports on over 103 shootings in...

Gaslighting the Public on Recidivism

April 17, 2023 3:33 pmApril 18, 2023 3:56 pm

A story posted in the online edition of the Sacramento Bee reports that after California’s 2016 adoption of Proposition 57, “The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act,” recidivism went down according to a report from state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...

California Bill Will Release Death Sentenced Murderers After 20 Years

April 11, 2023 3:52 pmApril 13, 2023 3:12 pm

The California Senate Public Safety Committee voted on a bill Tuesday to give the state’s worst murderers, who have been sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), the opportunity to have their sentences invalidated and make them...

Data Indicate That Zero Bail Results in More Crime

February 16, 2023 4:10 pmFebruary 16, 2023 4:27 pm

Data released last September by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services provided researchers at the Manhattan Institute with the necessary information to compare the rearrest rate for offenders prior to the state’s 2020 bail reform law with...

Attorney General Bonta Downplays Increased Crime in California

August 29, 2022 2:37 amAugust 28, 2022 9:53 pm

In a press release dated August 25, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the release of state crime data for 2021. Noting that violent and property crime rates “remain significantly below their historical highs,” he admitted that homicides increased...