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California’s False Promise of a ‘Just Transition’

August 18, 2025 3:00 amAugust 18, 2025 4:05 pm

I grew up in a union household. My father was a Teamster who worked in the downtown Los Angeles produce markets for 41 years, alongside many coworkers who barely had a high school diploma. We were a blue-collar family, and...

Inmate Labor: ‘Slavery’ or Work Experience?

July 17, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 17, 2024 4:01 pm

CalMatters reports Wednesday morning that California voters will decide on a ballot measure in November that would change the state Constitution to ban the practice of forced labor in jails and prisons,” calling it “slavery,” just as the bill’s author...

Lawmakers ‘Just Say NO’ to Slavery in California

June 27, 2024 1:59 pmJune 27, 2024 2:01 pm

Democrats in the California Legislature voted Thursday to outlaw slavery in California. Most people think slavery was already illegal under the U.S. Constitution. But this is California. And in California, “slavery” has a different definition: Slavery in California is “forced...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Research Debunks DA Gascón Claims on Sentence Lengths and Recidivism

May 13, 2021 3:02 amMay 13, 2021 5:23 am

A new research project by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation has debunked claims that “science and data” show that shorter sentences for violent and habitual criminals promote public safety has no basis in published research. This is important because when...