More than 65 people have lined up in front of a microphone in a state Senate hearing room and asked the committee to vote “aye” on a constitutional amendment that would stop the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from penalizing inmates for refusing to work.

If passed by the state Senate, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 will go before voters on November’s ballot.

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Anna Leah comes to Local News Matters from over fifteen years in documentary film – including a docu-series examining the national reach of conspiratorial thinking, never-before-seen materials related to Jeffrey Epstein, and a history of currency. Currently, she is earning a master’s degree in feature writing, investigation, and data at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism (part of CUNY – the City University of New York). She focuses on building empathy with people who are often overlooked or oversimplified. More at annaleah.com.