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A bill will be heard in the State Senate Appropriations Committee tomorrow that would stop requiring youths convicted of a crime to pay restitution, and change how victims are made whole. Assembly Bill 1186 would instead make those crime survivors eligible for financial assistance through the California Victims Compensation Board. The bill s author, Assemblymember Mia Bonta - D-Alameda - said the current system is broken, because counties have only been able to collect on 20% of the restitution orders since 2010. .
A Gaston County family is demanding fair treatment as teenage twin brothers Paden and La Dainian Fuller face attempted first-degree murder charges in adult court. The charges stem from an incident in October 2021. Dawn Blagrove, executive director of Emancipate NC, working with the Fuller family, said the brothers were riding home on their bikes and encountered police due to street closures for a fireworks show. .