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Advocates of criminal-justice reform warn the passage of Proposition 36 will mean a sharp reduction in funds to anti-crime initiatives. The measure raises the penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, making more of them felonies that carry jail time. Will Matthews, a spokesperson for Californians for Safety and Justice, a...
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Los grupos que luchan por la reforma de la justicia penal están instando a los votantes de California a apoyar la Proposición 6 y rechazar la 36. La Proposición 36 aumentaría la pena de cárcel para ciertos delitos contra la propiedad y las drogas, revirtiendo partes de la Proposición...
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Groups that fight for criminal justice reform are urging California voters to support Proposition Six and reject Proposition 36. Prop. 36 would increase jail time for certain property and drug crimes, reversing parts of Prop. 47. George Galvis, founder of the Oakland nonprofit CURYJ, which stands for Communities United for Restorative Youth...
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Starting October 1st, it will get a lot easier for people with old felony convictions to get them expunged from their record – as Senate Bill 731, passed two years ago, is fully implemented. Before, only records from 2005 or later could be cleared, but now the law covers records...
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One year ago, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 731, a law that allows more than a million Californians to clear many old felony convictions from their records. Now, expungement clinics across the state are helping speed that process along. A clinic in San Francisco will help people start the...
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The United States is experiencing an unprecedented historical moment. A former president of the nation and, at the same time, a presidential candidate, faces a series of 91 serious charges that could cost him the rest of his life in jail. The legal process against Donald Trump in New...
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Estados Unidos vive un momento histórico sin precedentes. Un expresidente de la nación y, al mismo tiempo, precandidato presidencial, enfrenta un conjunto de 91 acusaciones graves que podrían costarle el resto de su vida en la cárcel. El proceso legal contra Donald Trump en Nueva York, Georgia, y en la capital...
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The Golden State has permanently expunged an unprecedented 11 million criminal arrest records in the first six months after the implementation of a criminal-justice reform bill – according to data just released by the California Department of Justice. Assembly Bill 1076 required the state DOJ to automatically clear eligible records...
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Las primeras personas en hacer uso de una nueva ley estatal sobre el sellado de antecedentes penales comparecieron ante un juez la semana pasada. Anteriormente, solo las personas cuya condena no resulto en encarcelamiento podían solicitar la eliminación de antecedentes penales. Jay Jordan es director ejecutivo de la organización sin fines...
Advocates of criminal-justice reform warn the passage of Proposition 36 will mean a sharp reduction in funds to anti-crime initiatives. The measure raises the penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, making more of them felonies that carry jail time. Will Matthews, a spokesperson for Californians for Safety and Justice, a...
Los grupos que luchan por la reforma de la justicia penal están instando a los votantes de California a apoyar la Proposición 6 y rechazar la 36. La Proposición 36 aumentaría la pena de cárcel para ciertos delitos contra la propiedad y las drogas, revirtiendo partes de la Proposición...
Groups that fight for criminal justice reform are urging California voters to support Proposition Six and reject Proposition 36. Prop. 36 would increase jail time for certain property and drug crimes, reversing parts of Prop. 47. George Galvis, founder of the Oakland nonprofit CURYJ, which stands for Communities United for Restorative Youth...
Starting October 1st, it will get a lot easier for people with old felony convictions to get them expunged from their record – as Senate Bill 731, passed two years ago, is fully implemented. Before, only records from 2005 or later could be cleared, but now the law covers records...
One year ago, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 731, a law that allows more than a million Californians to clear many old felony convictions from their records. Now, expungement clinics across the state are helping speed that process along. A clinic in San Francisco will help people start the...
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented historical moment. A former president of the nation and, at the same time, a presidential candidate, faces a series of 91 serious charges that could cost him the rest of his life in jail. The legal process against Donald Trump in New...
The Golden State has permanently expunged an unprecedented 11 million criminal arrest records in the first six months after the implementation of a criminal-justice reform bill – according to data just released by the California Department of Justice. Assembly Bill 1076 required the state DOJ to automatically clear eligible records...
Las primeras personas en hacer uso de una nueva ley estatal sobre el sellado de antecedentes penales comparecieron ante un juez la semana pasada. Anteriormente, solo las personas cuya condena no resulto en encarcelamiento podían solicitar la eliminación de antecedentes penales. Jay Jordan es director ejecutivo de la organización sin fines...