blog post New Laws Expand Criminal Justice Reforms By Brandon Martin, Justin Goss Nov 7, 2017 Nov 7, 2017 ... This legislative package supplements previous reforms; several of the new laws could further reduce the state's prison population, ...
blog post Sentence Enhancements: Next Target of Corrections Reform? By Ryken Grattet Sep 27, 2017 There are roughly 38,000 second and third “strikers” in California prisons, a little more than one-third of the prison population. Overall, California has more ...
blog post Crime Rates Stable Overall, But Some Counties See Big Changes By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Sep 25, 2017 Sep 25, 2017 ... Prompted by a federal court mandate to reduce the population of the state's overcrowded prisons, California enacted public safety realignment in ...
blog post Video: Reforms Challenge County Probation Departments By Linda Strean Sep 18, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 ... Reforms shifted probation caseloads toward more serious offenders. Public safety realignment—implemented in 2011 and designed to address prison ...
Report California Probation in the Era of Reform By Viet Nguyen, Ryken Grattet, Mia Bird Aug 30, 2017 In 2011, the state enacted public safety realignment, which shifted the management of lower-level felons from state prison and parole to county jail and ...
page Criminal Justice Apr 20, 2017 We examine California's criminal justice system and the impact of reform, focusing on costs, effectiveness, and public safety.
blog post Women in Jail By Ryken Grattet, Viet Nguyen Nov 3, 2016 Nov 3, 2016 ... Public safety realignment, which took effect in 2011, transferred authority for thousands of lower-level felons from the state prison system ...
blog post Video: Assessing Corrections Reforms By Linda Strean Oct 3, 2016 Oct 3, 2016 ... Under federal court order to reduce prison overcrowding, California enacted public safety realignment and quickly reduced the prison ...
Report California’s Historic Corrections Reforms By Magnus Lofstrom, Mia Bird, Brandon Martin Sep 27, 2016 California leads the nation in correctional reforms and reduced reliance on incarceration.In 2011, the state enacted public safety realignment, ...