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Fatal shootings: California’s bid to police its police is lagging

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with a plan: Put the state in charge of investigating police shootings of unarmed people. CalMatters is tracking these cases and, so far, the Justice Department is struggling to keep up.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 11월 10, 2022

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Policing the police: State off to slow start

California’s new program to police the police has produced few results so far.  That’s according to a new project from CalMatters justice reporter Nigel Duara, who is today launching the state’s most comprehensive public tracker of police shootings of unarmed civilians under investigation by the California Department of Justice. The department has opened 25 such […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 11월 10, 2022

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Past offenders get a second chance under groundbreaking California record seal law

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill that seals certain criminal records. The new law could reduce recidivism and help millions of past offenders secure a job or housing.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 31, 2022

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Four justices vie to keep spots on ‘collegial’ California Supreme Court

Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, California’s highest court is more obscure and rarely issues polarizing opinions.

에 의해 Byrhonda Lyons • 10월 25, 2022

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Though wage theft is a crime, few California DAs file charges for it

Some prosecutors say that may change. They are partnering with the state on more wage cases or forming special units to pursue labor abuses as crimes. A new felony law could help, they say.

에 의해 진 쿠앙 그리고 Levi Kalish • 10월 24, 2022

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What would Rob Bonta do next as California attorney general?

In an hour-long interview with CalMatters, Attorney General Rob Bonta talks about rising crime, affordable housing, concealed guns and other priorities if he wins a full term.

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 10월 13, 2022

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Bonta floats changing definition of violent crime

If this week is any indication, Attorney General Rob Bonta is on a mission. On Wednesday, he announced that his office would conduct an independent investigation into last year’s redistricting in the city of Los Angeles following the explosive publication of a secretly recorded meeting in which three city council members and an influential labor […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 10월 13, 2022

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Strong alliances could put a dent in the meth epidemic

Jail should not punish people just for using drugs; lengthy incarceration won’t help. Rather, we must use the criminal justice system strategically to promote behavioral change in people whose drug use threatens public safety.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 28, 2022

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A veto for the ‘Mandela’ bill that sought to limit solitary confinement in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected legislation that would have made the nation’s most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 9월 26, 2022

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Reparations task force: State could owe Black Californians hundreds of thousands of dollars

Black Californians could be due hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing discrimination, incarceration, and health disparities alone, consultants said at reparations task force hearings.

에 의해 Levi Kalish • 9월 26, 2022