One year ago, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 731, a law that allows more than a million Californians to clear many old felony convictions from their records. Now, expungement clinics across the state are helping speed that process along. A clinic this Friday in San Francisco will help people start the paperwork to petition a judge. .
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. .
A new report found the state of Connecticut needs to do more for its recently released prison population. The Connecticut Voices for Children report showed most jobs available for this population do not provide a sustainable income, and the state s labor shortage following the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the situation. Currently, only 1.3 jobs are available for every unemployed person in the state. .