Government
May 11, 2013
Many smell political posturing in Maldonado's call for realignment repeal
Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark criminal justice legislation known as realignment is facing heavy criticism from a potential electoral foe. But to some, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado's plan is simply a move to score political points.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark criminal justice legislation known as realignment is facing heavy criticism from a potential electoral foe.
On Wednesday, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, widely expected to be planning a run for governor, announced at a press conference a plan to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot to repeal realignment, a 2011 legislative move that shifted responsibility for various ...
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