A California Ballot Measure to Ban Forced Prison Labor Is Failing
Voters appear to be rejecting Proposition 6 in California, a measure to end involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
No vote pulls ahead on Prop. 6, California’s prison labor ballot measure, early results show
The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in ...
California resident who allegedly said he was ‘hunting’ Latinos before killing man agrees to 16-year prison term
Prosecutors here have struck a plea deal with a man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s friend in 2021, allegedly over ...
Editorial: California doesn’t have to choose between public safety and criminal justice reform
California voters decided this week to roll back criminal ... meaning the accused would have to complete court-supervised ...
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Cost of seeking death penalty is high in California — but the state doesn’t conduct executions
“California is wasting enormous amounts of public money,” said Robert Bacon, an Oakland-based attorney specializing in death ...
Former San Quentin K-9 officer indicted for planting contraband, 'pretending' to find
A former San Quentin prison guard has been indicted for "finding" drugs, cell phones, tobacco and weapons that he had ...
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Tide shifts against criminal justice reform among California voters
Proposition 36, which will essentially erase California’s landmark 2014 sentencing reform bill, received support from 70% of ...
California propositions: Crime measure passes, rent control measure trailing
In addition to casting votes for the nation's next president and the state's next U.S. Senator, Californians will decide the ...
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Former California voice coach who fled overseas to avoid child molestation charges gets 24 years in prison
Roger Alan Giese, a former coach with the All-American Boys Chorus, accepted a plea deal in which he admitted to molesting ...
Voter-approved California Prop. 36 gives law enforcement teeth to rehab drug users and limit theft, officials say
With the measure headed for victory. Southern California prosecutors say their goal is to protect residents and not to fill ...
California Passes Tougher Crime Measure Backed by Retailers
California voters rolled back key elements of the state’s landmark criminal justice reform, reflecting mounting frustration ...
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Californians may vote to keep forced prison labor, despite little open support for it
California voters look set to keep involuntary prison labor, despite little vocal public support for the practice. (Getty Images) And yet, drill down a bit deeper, and there were some signs state ...