Government,
Criminal
Nov. 5, 2020
Voters keep cash bail, allow felons to vote, reject Penal Code changes
Bay Area counties were mostly isolated in their support of upholding a 2018 law passed by the Legislature that sought to replace California’s cash bail system with a risk assessment system guided by computer-generated algorithms.
California voters have decided to keep cash bail in place, restore voting rights to felons released on parole and reject proposed changes to the Penal Code that would reclassify some misdemeanors as felonies, according to data from the state.
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