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Despite Opposition, California Governor Moves to Reduce Prison Terms

Loaded on Dec. 13, 2017 by Matthew Clarke

Filed under: Sentencing. Location: California.

by Matt Clarke

When California Governor Jerry Brown announced his intention of getting a voter initiative to reduce the length of time nonviolent prisoners would spend in prison onto the ballot, it engendered opposition ... and a sense of irony. Brown was the governor who ushered in California's …

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