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Before state prisons for juveniles in California were closed on June 30 after over a century ran system and its expansion, many transfers were made for teenagers to those in their mid-20's to be incarcerated closer to their homes. These closures were already in process since the shutdown announc...

Advocates for ending capital punishment in the state are pushing to make the temporary freeze on the death penalty permanent as it is impacting almost 700 prisoners. According to Courthouse News Service, “The Committee on Revision of the Penal Code, a seven-member board formed by the state Legis...

State legislature are definitely know to just pass or deny bills before making it to the appropriations stage generally. For this one, the controversy of it is no longer in the quiet proceedings like many others. As a new bill, one that was in high hopes of moving forward but has had an interest...

According to Perfect Union, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that if bosses commit unfair labor practices in the run-up to a union election, the election will be cancelled and the Board will order the employer to immediately recognize and bargain with the union. Now, every union camp...

Provided by Initiate Justice: Assembly Bill 1310 was introduced by Assemblymember McKinnor. This bill will allow an incarcerated person who was convicted of firearm enhancements (Penal Code sections 12022.5 or 12022.53) to be automatically referred to court for resentencing. The bill will requi...

In June, The California Supreme Court had reestablished the limits of law enforcement immunity under state law that would make officers immune from lawsuits regarding harm enacted onto civilians while on duty. Through an unanimous decision, the state's top court rejected the argument by Riversid...

California has been a state known for years for making access to earn an associate's degree while in prison. Now, there has been rapid expansion for pursuing a bachelor's degree for incarcerated folks. According to EDSource, “Since 2016, when California State University, Los Angeles, became the ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has decreased the number of requests that it has made to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.  On August 22, the annual TRUTH Act forum that is held by the Kern County Board of Supervisors that is hosted to the public about the collaboration between th...

With over 85,000 workers across the nation, their coalition of unions at Kaiser Permanente clinics and hospitals announced today that they will start the process on August 28th on the voting process amongst all members on whether to authorize a strike, for the purpose of “unfair labor negotiating...

In 2021, 18 people had died in San Diego County jails, the most ever recorded in the county's history. Local officials had brought up concern, leading to call outs for change at a level that is not the normal. For 2022, another 18 people had died in custody, with an average of 3,800 people incar...

Any felon including any person who is convicted of certain misdemeanors are banned from buying, owning, possessing, or receiving a gun enforced by California law. If not in custody, it is mandatory that firearms to be turned over within five days of conviction. California is one of the top states...

A broad coalition of California renters, housing advocates, elected officials, and social justice organizations hosted a press conference in Visalia, CA on Saturday, August 19th in support of the ‘Justice for Renters Act,' a statewide ballot initiative that would remove California's rent control ...

Employee theft is defined as when an employee engages in acts of embezzlement against their employer. Here is everything you need to know about employee theft laws in California. Penal Code 503 in the state of California states that embezzlement is claimed as the improper occupancy of property h...

Alabama is not giving up without a fight it seems, with in the process of court hearing and arguments made about its congressional voting districts. In June, the state lost at the Supreme Court, with the upholding of the lower court's ruling that the congressional map used last year in Alabama f...

Penal Code 647(f) makes public intoxication or being drunk in public illegal. It is a misdemeanor offense that carries penalties and requires legal representation. Your life can be turned upside down by walking home instead of driving. You can go to jail and pay steep fines if convicted, and you ...

Generally, driving under the influence (DUI) offense will most of the time result into having severe consequences with strict laws applying individually from state to state. It becomes more uncertain when applying those penalties onto the position of the person who is parent and has child custod...

AB 544 improves access for people detained at a county jail to exercise their rights to register to vote and vote in elections. This is in conjunction with the Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 that will return the right to vote to everyone in state and federal prisons in California with polli...

Enrique Tarrio and Joe Biggs, leaders of the Proud Boys, are facing up to 33 years in prison, seeked by the U.S. Justice Department. They are convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the biggest cases that has came from the Capitol riots on January 6th, 2021. If the sentencing is imposed, it...

Grand jurors for next year's trial of Trump's 4th indictment had their names, pictures, and even home addresses leaked online with authorities rushing to identify the source and origin of any credible threats against jurors. According to the group Advance Democracy, a user of a fringe social med...

Following their summer recess, California lawmakers will be hearing several bills including blocking local education officials from banning books in the classroom. The Democratic-backed bill would bring a major change to the K-12 education system in the Golden State, preventing governing school b...

According to the Davis Vanguard, Pennsylvania's high probation percentage is actually driving the mass incarceration problem, according to Elizabeth Randol, legislative director at ACLU of Pennsylvania, who notes the state has the “second highest percentage of its citizens on probation and parole...

This unanimous decision made the state Supreme Court was based on a case where a woman refused to testify against a man that was accused of assaulting her. Based in Los Angeles County, the judge had used her accusations that were recorded via body camera footage on the night of the incident as w...

With the initiation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) under the Obama Administration hitting 11 years yesterday, opportunities have expanded for recipients that were not possible before. Obama had described prospective DACA recipients as “young people who study in our schools,...

Methamphetamine, one of top drugs with harshest addictions, has lethal impacts on those who use it: Tearing their skin, not being able to eat, lack of sleep, and having a difficult time finding help. Clinics are struggling to fight the meth epidemic. According to CalMatters, “The worst part: The...

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and Criminal Defense Clinic at Stanford Law School sued Santa Clara County Superior Court on July 31st, charging the county's “wealth-based detention and unequal access to the courts” violates the U.S. and California Constitutions. The ACLU noted in the...