WASHINGTON Administration officials have quietly begun evaluating clemency requests and have signaled to activists that President Biden could begin issuing pardons or commutations by the midpoint of his term. The effort, which is being overseen by the White House Counsel’s Office and the Justice Department, is an implicit rebuke of President Donald J. Trump’s approach to clemency, which mostly bypassed the Justice Department and relied on an.
Police Reform kpfa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kpfa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco sharply criticized state lawmakers Thursday night, denouncing efforts in the Democrat-controlled Legislature to amend the California Constitution to keep inmates from being forced to work as part of their punishment. There is absolutely nothing that the Legislature will ever pass that is going to benefit public safety, really even benefit the public, Bianco said as he addressed an online town hall meeting. Everything is to benefit the inmate.
Hosted by an entity calle itself as
and the East Valley Republican Women Federated, the event featured question and answer sessions with Bianco and Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin on a number of public safety topics, including the proposed constitutional amendment. The event was hosted by local AM radio personality Don Dix.
Opponents want to end what they call a visage of slavery. They propose to amend the state Constitution's ban on indentured servitude to remove an exemption for people who are being punished for crimes.
Amendment to California Constitution would ban servitude by state prison inmates abc7.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc7.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.