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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Weeks after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced the decision to release 76,000 criminals (of which more than 63,000 inmates were convicted of violent crimes and 20,000 are serving life sentences) hastily and without any community notice,
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) We have covered the battle of police officers and police departments extensively over this last year, the good, the bad, and the ugly. In California, law enforcement has often been at odds with our terrible governor, and we have covered that extensively, too. However, this officer explains in graphic detail why it is imperative that Gavin Newsom be recalled. WATCH: Newsom is still at it, despite facing a Recall election. In his quest for criminal justice reform, he continues to allow more prisoners to be released into the population. Sadly, California voters facili...
This article was republished here with permission from The Associated Press, however it is no longer available to read on Snopes.com. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system. More than 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior credits that shorten their sentences by one-third instead of the one-fifth that had been in place since 2017. That incl...
Since June 28, 2004 May 2, 2021 With new good behavior rules, is California on track to achieve historic "cut 50" in its prison population? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new AP article, headlined "76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases," though it also picks up on a broader, decades-long prison reform story in the Golden State. First, from the AP: California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s lar...
76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible for Early Release Share this: May 3, 2021 (AP) California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system. More than 63,000 inmates convicted of violent crimes will be eligible for good behavior credits that shorten their sentences by one-third instead of the one-fifth that had been in place since 2017. That includes nearly 20,000 inmates who are serving life sentences with the possibil...