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Category: Justice

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Posted inEconomy

California Policy & Politics: A Primer

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
An explanation of nine new California laws taking effect in 2021. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock
Posted inVideo

Nine new California laws explained — each in 1 minute

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020January 15, 2021
California is closing its final three youth prisons, instead shifting responsibility to counties.
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California closing state youth prisons

Avatar by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Aguilera December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Hundreds gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza downtown Oakland on May 29, 2020 in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by police officers. In an attempt to address a legacy of racism, California lawmakers later adopted a law creating a committee to study reparations for the state's complicity in slavery. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California committee to study slavery reparations

Orlando Mayorquin by Nick Roberts and Orlando Mayorquin December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
Wind and flames leap high in the air as firefighters attempt to put out the Creek Fire off of Camp Sierra Road and Reddin Road Northeast of Shaver Lake in Fresno County. As of 8:00 p.m. the fire has consumed over 73,000 acres and is at 0% containment. More than 800 firefighters are at the scene, and more are on the way to Fresno County on Sunday, Sep. 6, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California eases hiring of ex-inmate firefighters

Elizabeth Castillo by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Castillo December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
A patrol car closes off Valencia Street in San Francisco after a group of protesters gathered in front of the Mission Police Station on May 30, 2020, the second day of Bay Area unrest over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Later in the year, lawmakers approved two new laws that aim to improve policing. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inJustice

New law in a minute: California aims to improve policing

Byrhonda Lyons by Nick Roberts and Byrhonda Lyons December 29, 2020January 15, 2021
Demonstrators march toward the west gate entrance of San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 2, 2020. Over 700 people gathered to demand Gov. Newsom and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation do more to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group
Posted inJustice

High-risk inmates aren’t prioritized in state’s early releases

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons December 11, 2020December 14, 2020
A gloved hand points to a holding cell at the hospital ward of the Twin Towers jail in Los Angeles on April 16, 2020. About 3,000 inmates were recently transferred out of jails to prisons, but on Thursday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation again suspended transfers following a rise in coronavirus cases. Photo by Chris Carlson, AP Photo
Posted inJustice

COVID-19 infections hit record high in California prisons

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
A sign against Proposition 25 is displayed at Bad Boys Bail Bonds on Oct. 12, 2020, in San Jose. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group
Posted inElection 2020

What the failure of Prop. 25 means for racial justice in California

Nigel Duara by Nigel Duara November 5, 2020February 24, 2021
Posted inJustice

No return to lock ’em up — California voters stick with less punitive justice

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Ben Christopher November 4, 2020February 24, 2021

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