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N.Y. lawmakers approve bill to automatically let prisoners vote after release


Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz. (Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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UPDATED 12:50 PM PT – Thursday, April 22, 2021
Critics said at a time when confidence in U.S. elections is at an all-time low, Americans have called for strong voting security, but Democrats have done the opposite.
On Wednesday, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to automatically restore voting rights for all prisoners immediately upon release regardless of their crime. Incarcerated individuals would not have to wait until the final date of their sentence to register to vote or vote in an election.
BREAKING: The New York State Assembly just passed S.830B, which would automatically restore voting rights for all New Yorkers upon release from prison. The legislature must now send it to the Governor for his signature. ....

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The complete panel schedule for the 2021 Festival of Books


WHEN: April 17-23
HOW: Register in advance for events and receive a reminder email with a link.
DETAILS: Events are free to view except those featuring Don Lemon, Richard Thompson and Brandi Carlile, which cost $5. Books available through partner booksellers. Questions can be submitted on registration. See Festival FAQ for more.
April 17
Festival of Books kickoff, presented with USC
Join us for the kickoff of the 26th annual Festival of Books featuring Dr. Carol L. Folt, USC president, along with surprise appearances by L.A. Times writers and a performance by the USC Trojan Marching Band. Please join in this prelude to the weeklong virtual celebration of books with conversations, panels, children’s and poetry readings and more! Times columnist Patt Morrison will host the event. ....

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THE MOB MUSEUM AND THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY ANNOUNCE MARCH PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS


THE MOB MUSEUM AND THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY ANNOUNCE MARCH PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS
LAS VEGAS (February 2021) – The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces its roster of public programs for March, as well as monthly specials inside The Underground Speakeasy.
All Museum programs require registration. For more information and to register, visit www.themobmuseum.org/events/.
Community Safety Forum: Community-Oriented Policing
Date: Sunday, March 7
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Inside the Historic Courtroom on the second floor. To watch a livestream of this event, click on the “Watch” button here.
Cost: Free, including free Museum admission, thanks to sponsorship provided by NV Energy. Registration is required. Click here to RSVP. ....

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What Did Monday's Ruling About DA Gascón's New Justice Reform Policies Really Mean?


On Monday morning, February 8,  Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant issued his ruling on the legal filing by the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys in which the local DA’s union asked Judge Chalfant to slap down Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s reform-minded “directives,” most particularly the DA’s directive that instructs all the prosecutors who now work for him to stop using “sentencing enhancements,” with a very few exceptions.
Sentencing enhancements, as readers may remember, are sentencing add-ons like the California STEP Act (which can lengthen a sentence if the defendant is believed to part of a street gang), 10-20-life (which drastically lengthens sentences if a gun is involved, even if the defendant never held or fired the gun and didn’t commit the underlying crime, but was present),  plus other sentencing strategies that can pile on years or decades, to someone’s prison term, in excess of what the range of sentences tha ....

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