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Criminal

Sep. 29, 2011

County leaders will determine the success of 'realignment’

Counties across California are charged with implementing significant changes to the state's correctional system. By Allen Hopper of the ACLU, Northern California


By Allen Hopper


With the passage of AB 109 and subsequent amending legislation ("The 2011 Realignment Legislation Addressing Public Safety"), counties across California are charged with implementing the most significant reform of the state's criminal justice system in more than three decades. AB 109, which will take effect next week, makes fundamental changes to California's correctional system. These changes are intended to improve public safet...

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