Government
Sep. 24, 2014
About a dozen inmates still need to file resentencing petitions under Proposition 36
About a dozen inmates who are eligible for resentencing under Prop 36, the 2012 ballot initiative that diluted the state's three strikes law, have yet to file petitions for a hearing in advance of the Nov. 6 deadline, according to an audit.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Only about a dozen inmates who are eligible for resentencing under Proposition 36, the 2012 ballot initiative that diluted the state's three strikes law, have yet to file petitions for a hearing in advance of the Nov. 6 deadline, according to a recent audit by Stanford Law School's Three Strikes Project.
Those who are left appear to be primarily mentally ill and developmentally disabled, and...
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