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California’s prison-to-homelessness pipeline
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLONG BEACH, Calif. — On a warm spring morning, a lone Los Angeles County probation officer stood across from a parking lot lined with cars full of...
California adds three-strikes crime for first time in 20 years. Will lawmakers push for more?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCalifornia is preparing to add a new crime to the list of those eligible for longer prison sentences...
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he's grappling with risks of more mercy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDavid Moreland, 67, recounts his bout with COVID in prison as his wife, Sherry, listens at home in...
California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks...
This Is What It's Like To Leave Behind A Life Sentence In Prison And Start Over
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2016, after California passed laws making more incarcerated people eligible for parole, some...
Editorial: The legacy of California's 'three strikes' law is 30 years of wasted spending and ruined...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe 'three strikes' law led to an overcrowded prison system, exacerbated the justice system's racial...
Death threats and pedophilia accusations. How child trafficking took over California’s Capitol
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCalifornia Democrats spent the final few days before summer recess in an unusual spot: embroiled in...
California Dems anger progressive left, push harsher penalties for shoplifters amid rising crime
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCalifornia Democrats appear to be backtracking on some soft-on-crime policies, according to a number...
California lawmakers want to stop ‘alarming rise’ in retail theft. How big is the problem?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCalifornia lawmakers this session want to prioritize strategies to combat retail theft, which...
Johnny Cash once sang about the 'living hell' at San Quentin State Prison. A new program there aims...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 5 months agoInmates walk in San Quentin state prison in San Quentin, California, June 8, 2012. Reuters San...