Riverside County’s growing population and persistent jail occupancy problem seemingly demand additional jail space, but several questions and issues persist. On Tuesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved awarding a contract to construct the East County Detention Center in Indio. The $330 million project will replace an existing 353-bed facility with a completely new […]
Read MoreBy Joey Williams Faith and action are often believed to be the same thing, but many times they can be completely separate in the fact that our faith stops at action and goes no further than just a feeling or intention. We have great examples of people of faith — like Dietrich Bonheoffer, Martin Luther King […]
Read MoreBy Dave Bryan IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul is endorsing the results of Proposition 47, which lowered some minor drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors in California. Paul said in an interview before the annual Orange County Republican Party Flag Day dinner that the proposition so far has been successful in addressing […]
Read MoreThe Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office is offering thousands of local felons an opportunity to reduce past theft and drug convictions to misdemeanors. The office has issued public notices and sent representatives to community gatherings to advertise a path that retroactively allows people with felony convictions to convert drug possession, shoplifting and stolen property offenses […]
Read MoreA California board with $500 million to award for jail construction is set on Wednesday to begin a two-month process under which counties can apply for the money. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has before it on Tuesday reports from the sheriff and other officials on their plans for a $2-billion replacement project for […]
Read More“Voters sent a clear message in passing Prop. 47: they want resources devoted to serious crimes.”
Read MoreFor people with nonviolent felony records, Prop. 47 offers a fresh start.
Read MoreMore than 3,000 people behind bars were the first to benefit from Proposition 47. Now counties like Alameda are racing the clock to track down ex-offenders, in the hopes of giving them a chance to change their records.
Read MoreProposition 47 and other voter-supported reforms make it the perfect time for LA County to embrace new, smart justice approaches aimed at reducing crime, incarceration and costs.
Read MoreGovernor Brown’s prison spending cuts are attributed to sooner-than-expected reductions in the overall state prison population because of passage of Proposition 47, which reduced penalties for drug- and theft-related crimes, and court-ordered releases.
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