Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 9, 2022
Case against eased prisoner release rules can proceed
Last year, a group of 44 district attorneys, led by Sacramento County’s Anne Marie Schubert, challenged a policy changing how inmates accumulated credits toward release. They alleged the department misused the definition of emergency “operational need” under the state Penal Code and Administrative Procedures Act.
A case challenging emergency release rules for prisoners can continue, despite the state's successful arguments that the plaintiffs lack standing.
Sacramento County Judge Richard K. Sueyoshi denied the state's demurrer. His tentative ruling became permanent on Tuesday when neither side asked for a hearing. Schubert v. State of California Department of Corrections and Re...
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