Nixing Prison Time for Certain Crimes Among Proposed Changes to Calif. Penal Code By By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Published February 18, 2021 Senator Steven Bradford ( D- Los Angeles) and Chair of California Black Legislative Caucus California’s Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC) released its first annual report last week. The proposal included 10 recommendations that would significantly reform California’s criminal justice system – if they are adapted into law. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, praised CRPC’s inaugural recommendations that, he says, “represent broad consensus among a wide array” of stakeholders, including law enforcement, crime victims, civil rights leaders, and individuals directly impacted by the legal system.