Californians may vote to keep forced prison labor, despite little open support for it
Lower-than-expected support for proposition comes as multiple California cities looked set to oust progressive district ...
No vote pulls ahead on Prop. 6, California’s prison labor ballot measure, early results show
The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in ...
California resident who allegedly said he was ‘hunting’ Latinos before killing man agrees to 16-year prison term
Prosecutors here have struck a plea deal with a man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s friend in 2021, allegedly over ...
A California Ballot Measure to Ban Forced Prison Labor Is Failing
Voters appear to be rejecting Proposition 6 in California, a measure to end involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
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Cost of seeking death penalty is high in California — but the state doesn’t conduct executions
“California is wasting enormous amounts of public money,” said Robert Bacon, an Oakland-based attorney specializing in ...
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Rapper Lil Durk hit with 2 new felony charges in murder-for-hire, facing life in prison
If convicted, he’s facing a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison. A superseding federal grand jury ... the ...
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California May Have Voted to Keep Slavery in Prisons
Prisoners in California will still be forced to fight wildfires and make furniture for minimal pay, as voters appear to have rejected Proposition 6.
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California Prison Guard Kept Stash of Illegal Items to Plant and 'Find' So He Could Make Himself Look Good at Work
A former K-9 officer allegedly kept illegal items to plant and "find" in detention facilities as part of a scheme to inflate his success and earn extra pay.
California Voters Pass Tough-on-Crime Ballot Measure to Address Retail Theft
Passed by an overwhelming majority of Golden State voters, Prop. 36 will implement harsher penalties for retail crime.
Forced Prison Labor in California Could Be Stopped if Voters Pass Prop 6
I have no choice but to show up because my boss is the California prison system. I once dreamed of becoming an artist, but ...
Editorial: California doesn’t have to choose between public safety and criminal justice reform
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we ...