People with Felony Records Approved to Serve on Juries in CA
KTVU reports: The California Legislature approved “The Right to a Jury of Your Peers,” allowing people with a prior felony conviction to serve on juries in California for the first
Reform and Unintended Consequences: The Case of Ban the Box
In early February, Malcolm Feeley won the President’s Award from Western Society of Criminology. It was a real treat to be able to recognize and reward, if only modestly, all
More Voting Controversies
“Those swept up in this system too often had their rights rescinded, their dignity diminished, and the full measure of their citizenship revoked for the rest of their lives,” Mr.
Lots of Big News
I’m hard at work on book revisions and other projects, and updates have been scarce. But there are lots of big news, so here is a roundup of links: A
Gubernatorial Budget 2014-2015
The Governor’s proposed budget for 2014-2015 is out and its full text is here. Public safety is addressed on pages 65-88 and the correctional budget is addressed on pages 89-93.
Criminal Justice Bills Signed Into Law by Gov. Brown, 2013 Season
Image courtesy NBC San Diego. A month ago we provided a brief overview of the criminal justice bills on Gov. Brown’s desk. With the end of the legislative session, we
BREAKING NEWS: Ban The Box Signed Into Law
Thank you all for your civic energy a few weeks ago, making phone calls and Facebook noise on behalf of Assembly Bill 218 (Ban the Box). Governor Brown has just signed the
Tonight, 7-8, KALW City Visions: Program on Reentry
This evening, 7-8, on KALW – please tune in!
This Is the Way to Go: Senate Dems Propose Expenditures on Health, Rehab
As a response to Governor Brown’s idiotic $315 mil privatization plan from yesterday, Senate president Steinberg and 16 other Democrat senators “proposed a plan that would spend $200 million more