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Tag: Proposition 20

justice reform
Posted inMy Turn

More criminal justice reforms will create a just and safe California

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Reducing California’s corrections budget is the right strategy, and efforts should be made to overturn extreme sentencing laws.

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Court upbraids Jerry Brown on ballot measure

Avatar by Dan Walters January 5, 2021January 5, 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
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Election tests depth of California’s blueness

Avatar by Dan Walters November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
Posted inJustice

Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA bank expand to shoplifters, opioid offenders?

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons October 19, 2020October 19, 2020
A birthday cake alongside a ballot box. CalMatters' video playlist allows voters to get up-to-speed on the dozen propositions on the November ballot in no time flat. Illustration by Rita Liu
Posted inElection 2020

California 2020 props explained in 1-minute videos

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons October 2, 2020October 6, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Three measures test attitudes on crime

Avatar by Dan Walters September 29, 2020September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Higher Education

How lottery money for disks and video tapes could help California’s community colleges

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
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