In California, a commission made up of seven people has spearheaded an effort to overhaul the many rules of state penal code. These efforts include an end to California’s “three strikes” law. It also makes changes to lifetime prison sentences without parole. This is in effort to move Californi...

Officially, in the year 2016, California legalized cannabis recreationally. In the article written by Justin Ray in the Los Angeles Times titled “The Truth About California’s promise to clear marijuana convictions,” he notes the exciting times for those attempting to clear or reduce any con...

On January 3rd, California's supreme court ruled that all incarcerated violent criminals will not be eligible for early release under any circumstances. This ruling by the Supreme Court responds to recent attempts by inmates in California looking to use the broad terms listed in California's Proposi...

California government officials announced a slew of new statewide laws on January 1st, 2022. These policies addressed concerns from drug offenses and jail time to civil Read More