May, 2012

New Poll Confirms 70% Support for Revising CA’S Drug Laws, Across Party and Geographic Lines
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Voters overwhelmingly believe that California’s prisons and jails are overcrowded and want more alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders, according to new poll released today. Support for the shift is truly bipartisan and consistent across the state, explained researcher Ben Tulchin of Tulchin Research. 

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Division of Juvenile Justice to Remain Open, Costing State Over $100 million in Potential Savings
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Despite ongoing failures and shocking abuse, the Governor once again backed down on his budget proposal to close California’s state youth prisons.

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