blog post Most Californians Continue to Identify Homelessness as a Big Problem By Deja Thomas Oct 4, 2022 Oct 4, 2022 ... Strong majorities of adults and likely voters say that homelessness is a big problem in their part of the state.
blog post After Decreases in 2020, Both Property and Violent Crimes Are Up in 2021 By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Dec 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 ... Preliminary data from four major California cities—Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco—show that property and violent crime ...
Report Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California By Deepak Premkumar, Alexandria Gumbs, Shannon McConville, Renee Hsia Oct 26, 2021 In states such as Florida, law enforcement officers need to be in “good moral standing,” which is violated when an officer commits any felonies or certain ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops By Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, Deepak Premkumar Oct 14, 2021 ... and parole systems to county jail and probation systems, and Proposition 47 (2014) reclassified certain drug and property felonies as misdemeanors.
blog post California Jails and COVID-19 By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Aug 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 ... Weeks after the governor's emergency declaration, the Judicial Council set bail at $0 for misdemeanors and low-level felonies; ...
Report Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants: An Update By Paulette Cha, Shannon McConville Jun 23, 2021 COVID-19 has revealed how gaps in health care coverage among immigrants can put the health of entire communities at risk. This report updates findings on ...
Fact Sheet Arrests in California By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Joseph Hayes Feb 8, 2021 Violent offenses are the largest category of felony arrests. · Drug offenses are the largest category of misdemeanor arrests. · Racial disparities in arrest rates ...
Fact Sheet California’s County Jails By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Feb 8, 2021 Capacity-constrained releases have fallen since the passage of Proposition 47 in 2014 · The jail population is largely male and being held for felonies.
blog post Pretrial Reform in California By Heather Harris, Magnus Lofstrom Aug 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 ... Conversely, slightly more than 1% of people booked into jail for felonies—about 3,000 people—will be held for risk assessment rather than ...
Report Reforming Pretrial Justice in California By Heather Harris, Magnus Lofstrom Aug 19, 2020 By contrast, about 3,000 felons (1.3% of booked felons) who are currently released in a few hours would likely be held up to 36 hours for risk assessment.