Criminal
Apr. 25, 2013
Realignment date fast approaching
On July 1 California will commence the realignment of sentencing low-level offenders who have historically cycled in and out of state prisons for years. By Jeffrey A. Lowe
"For too long, the state's prison system has been a revolving door for lower-level offenders and parole violators who are released within months, often before they are even transferred out of a reception center. Cycling these offenders through state prisons wastes money, aggravates crowded conditions, thwarts rehabilitation, and impedes local law enforcement supervision." - Gov. Jerry Brown, April 5, 2011.
In that spirit...
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