Intriguing review of early impact of California s Prop 47 reducing offense seriousness
Though marijuana reform is the national criminal justice reform story most significantly driven by voter initiatives, voters in California the last two major election cycles have been enacting significant sentencing reforms through the initiative process. In 2012, voters approved Proposition 36 to revise the state s tough Three Strikes Law; last year, voters passed Proposition 47 to reduced various crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. These developments provide yet another reason to view California as the most interesting and dynamic of all states in the history of modern sentencing reform.
The Los Angeles Times now has this lengthy new article detailing some early impacts of Prop 47. The piece is headlined Prop. 47 brings a shift to longer time spent behind bars, and here are excerpts:
South Florida Man Arrested in Connection With Nationwide Mail Bombs Scare Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, formerly from New York who has an address in Aventura, taken into custody in Plantation
Published October 26, 2018 •
Updated on October 26, 2018 at 11:47 pm
What to Know
Authorities swarmed a Plantation auto parts store Friday where a suspect in the suspicious packages investigation was taken into custody
The suspect was identified as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr., who faces 5 federal charges and up to 48 years in prison
Federal authorities have charged a South Florida man in connection with the 14 mail bombs sent to high-profile Democrats and others in recent days, law enforcement officials said.
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Authorities locate missing at-risk Gardena teen with developmental disabilities
By Gigi Graciette and Kelli Johnson
Published article
GARDENA, Calif. - An at-risk teenager from Gardena who suffers from epilepsy was found safe in the San Fernando Valley and was reunited with his family on Tuesday after he had been missing for a week.
Ricardo Littles is 17-years-old but his family said he has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old.
At-risk teen remains missing in Gardena.
On the night of March 9, officials said he managed to escape from his family home. A Ring doorbell camera showed him leaving while his aunt was tending to another child.