Newsom deploys CHP crime teams to six California cities
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An alleged sexual abuser was released in SF. Eight days later, he offended again
After allegedly committing two sexual assaults inside a San Francisco mental health facility, a man deemed too mentally…
New laws shrank CA prison population. What happened after release
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on March 17, 2023. Photo by Martin…
study shows how it’s going
It’s been nearly a year since Californians overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure providing what backers called…
New study shows how California crime measure Prop. 36 is working- CalMatters
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Facing charges, Scrivner files for mental health diversion | News
BAKERSFIELD — Attorneys for former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner filed a motion for enrollment in a mental…