Nigel Duara
CalMatters-
A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would make the nation’s most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement.
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New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties.
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Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.
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A bill that passed the Assembly would create a “community campus” on prison grounds where inmates cook their own food and secure jobs before their release.
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A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.
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A Democratic bill would no longer treat stillbirths as “unattended deaths,” investigated by coroners. But anti-abortion activists fear the change would legalize “infanticide” after babies are born.
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The recent shootings that killed six in downtown Sacramento underscore the criminal justice divide in the race for California’s attorney general.
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Crime statistics are a loaded weapon. They can be aimed in any direction, to mean anything.
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CalMatters conducted a Q&A with housing researcher Carolina Reid, who has been tracking vulnerable renters throughout the pandemic. She says the state could help renters facing eviction — if enough money gets to them in time.
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Northern California counties have the biggest concentration of the missing checks.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders need to reach an agreement by Jan. 31 for California renters to avoid the beginning of a statewide eviction tsunami.
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One expert estimates there are approximately 2 million people, including children, at risk of eviction based on the 600,000 California households that fell behind on rent in August.