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Alabama House Republicans kill second chance bill

Alabama House Republicans Thursday sank a bill that would have given some people serving life in prison under the state’s Habitual Offender Law a chance to have their convictions reviewed. HB 29, sponsored by Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, would allow those who received a final sentence in a trial court before May 26, 2000 to […] The post Alabama House Republicans kill ‘second chance’ bill appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

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New CA data Social programs reduce crime / Public News Service

Programs intended to reduce the chances that someone will end up back behind bars are working, according to a new analysis of California state data. A new report finds that people who participated in a social program funded by Proposition 47 had a recidivism rate of 15.3% compared with 35% to 45% for people traditionally incarcerated by the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Linda Penner, chairperson of the California Board of State and Community Corrections, which produced the report, is supportive. .

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Protest at St Clair prison set for February 23

Protest at St Clair prison set for February 23
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Protest at St Clair prison set for February 23

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AL lawmakers urged to rethink lengthy prison sentences

More than 7,000 people age 50 or older are serving time in Alabama prisons, and prison reform advocates have said the system is ill prepared for their needs. Overcrowding and understaffing are even tougher on older prisoners, and this legislative session, the group Alabama Appleseed is urging lawmakers to reconsider the state laws for "second chances" for such offenders. Carla Crowder, executive director of the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, said House Bill 29 would allow judges to review previous sentences, even in cases where the district attorney might oppose a review. .

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