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Joe Garcia CalMatters Miles de presos en California comparecen cada año ante la Junta de Audiencias de Libertad Condicional con la esperanza de obtener la libertad. Es una situación desalentadora que implica un alto riesgo para todos los involucrados. Los comisionados de libertad condicional deben cumplir con las normas...
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Joe Garcia CalMatters Thousands of prisoners in California go before the Board of Parole Hearings each year in hopes of a chance at freedom. It’s a daunting situation that deals in high stakes for all involved. Parole commissioners must follow legal standards while balancing questions of rehabilitation, public safety...
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Trena Turner served on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2020. She is an ordained minister and the executive pastor of Victory In Praise Church in Stockton. As a California redistricting commissioner, I have witnessed firsthand the careful, deliberate and transparent process that drew our congressional lines to reflect...
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Many of us grew up dreaming of a high school diploma, but life sometimes throws us off course. Maybe you had to work to help out at home, take care of your family, or faced other hardships like language barriers. And that high school diploma was left in the...
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Coinciding with the first half of the second Trump era, a Republican and a Democratic legislator introduced an updated version of the DIGNITY Act of 2025: an immigration reform bill described by its authors as “bold, historic, and common sense.” Two weeks after its reintroduction, Florida Republican Congresswoman María...