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Tag: justice

Posted inCalifornia Currents

Can’t afford bail to get out of jail? State Supreme Court offers relief for some defendants

by Robert Lewis, CalMatters March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

The state’s highest court now says judges must consider a defendant’s ability to pay, but mass inmate release unlikely.

Posted inCalifornia Currents

State lifts suspensions of half a million driver’s licenses after court ruling on unpaid tickets

by Robert Lewis, CalMatters January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Victims behind bars: Sex trafficking survivors still struggle despite state laws

by Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Currents

State’s bill for fighting Trump regime in court? $41M so far

by Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Justice delayed: Courts overwhelmed by COVID-19 pandemic backlog

by Robert Lewis, CalMatters January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Currents

New law in 1 minute: Committee to study slavery reparations

by Nick Roberts and Orlando Mayorquin, CalMatters December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

New law in 1 minute: California closing state youth prisons

by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

New law in 1 minute: California eases hiring of ex-inmate firefighters

by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Castillo, CalMatters December 31, 2020December 30, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

New law in 1 minute: California aims to improve policing

by Nick Roberts and Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

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