Government
Aug. 1, 2009
Crime-Policy Reformers See an Opening in State's Dire Budget Outlook
Capitalizing on a budget crisis not seen since the Great Depression, a coalition of community justice and human rights organizations has joined forces to amp up the pressure for each group's long-sought prison reforms which they say could save the state a combined $2.4 billion a year.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO Capitalizing on a budget crisis not seen since the Great Depression, the ACLU, Ella Baker Center, Drug Policy Alliance and Families to Amend California's Three Strikes have joined forces to amp up the pressure for each group's long-sought prison reforms which they say could save the state a combined $2.4 billion a year. The People's Budget Fix platform encompasses major changes to juvenile ...
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