Prop 47
A coalition of feminist groups want to block sentencing bill inspired by Stanford rape case
A group of 25 feminist organizations wrote a letter to Governor Jerry Brown saying that imposing mandatory minimum sentences on rapists will deter future victims from coming forward and exacerbate overcrowding in prisons
How California Is Giving People with Criminal Records a Second Chance
A 2014 vote opened the door for ex-felons to clear their names in a state with a legacy of harsh crime laws. Despite a spike in some offenses since, California is poised to push ahead with criminal-justice reform.
California Just Became the First State to Defelonize Drug Use
The Golden State has been an archetype of the United States' prison boom since the war on drugs began, but now it's joining the mass incarceration reform wave.
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