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Governor Newsom’s Early Release of Murderers is Illegal

February 16, 2024 9:53 amFebruary 16, 2024 9:53 am

On December 14, 2023, the California Board of Parole Hearings, which is under Governor Gavin Newsom’s authority, approved parole for child murderer Patrick Goodman. Goodman, a repeat felon, beat his girlfriend’s three-year-old son to death in 2000. The medical examiner...

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...

Bill To Move Convicts into Prisons Closer To Their Children Under Age 18 Signed By Gov. Newsom

July 25, 2023 11:25 amJuly 25, 2023 11:25 am

A bill to have the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) place most incarcerated parents and legal guardians of a child under the age of 18 in the correctional facility closest to the child’s home was signed into law...

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...

Green Prisons and Anti-Racist Roads: Your State Government at Work

February 24, 2023 2:55 amFebruary 24, 2023 2:56 am

The Golden State’s government plan to do everything except properly govern the state continues apace, with the prison system touting how green it is, CalTrans emphasizing its commitment to equity, and the creation of our own space force to track...

Bill To Increase Media and State Official Access To Prisons Introduced

January 31, 2023 12:09 pmJanuary 31, 2023 12:09 pm

A bill to increase both media and state official access to state prisons, county jails, and city jails was introduced to the Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 254, authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) would specifically reverse prison and jail...