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STOP LYING ABOUT CRIME IN CALIFORNIA
Reforms Did Not Bring More Crime. Rates Are Near Record Lows. Mike Males, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice July 2024 Research Brief Both right- and […]
Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Correctional Staff Sexual Abuse at Two California Prisons
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the conditions of two prison facilities operated […]
Editorial: Parole consideration for those sentenced to life behind bars 35 years ago? It’s the right thing to do
By The Times Editorial Board Aug. 27, 2024 Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The crime-and-punishment debate has shifted again. Republican politicians generally want to end the reform era […]
AB 2178: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Prison Spending—Regardless of Prop 36's Outcome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Brian Kaneda | CURB | brian@curbprisonspending.org | 323.273.5000 August 28th, 2024 AB 2178: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Prison Spending—Regardless of Prop 36’s Outcome Assemblymember […]
Mass Incarceration – The Whole Pie
This report and comprehensive graphic provide the big picture: over 1.9 million people are locked up in more than 6,000 correctional facilities operated by thousands of agencies. The “whole pie” […]
Ending Mass Incarceration is on the Ballot
by Mike Wessler A guide to how 19 offices you may be asked to vote on can help end mass incarceration in America. Election Day is right around the corner. […]