California

FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts) Mon Feb 15, 2016, 11:23 AM Feb 2016

Prison Industry ALIVE and WELL in California

The Prison Industry is trying to stop an intuitive put up by Governor Brown to relax sentencing guide lines for inmates who have worked to rehabilitate themselves behind bars in prison

Brown's inititive

New Initiative From Governor Jerry Brown Could Reform Sentencing In California, Cut Prison Terms

The initiative seeks to reintroduce parole hearings and early releases. If it passes, nonviolent felons will come up for parole once they complete the basic term for their original offense.

But more substantially, the initiative proposes to "stop the revolving door of crime by emphasizing rehabilitation, especially for juveniles."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/new-initiative-from-gover_b_9169620.html

But of course California's thriving Prison Industry couldn't have that.

Prosecutors’ lawsuit challenges Jerry Brown’s crime initiative

Lawsuit by DA’s association said Jan. 25 amendments not germane to Dec. 22 filing

Suit asks a judge to order that the Brown-backed proposal start over

Attorney general’s office scheduled to issue title and summary for amended measure this month

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article60053121.html#storylink=cpy