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The Politics Of Exclusion In California's Marijuana Reform Movement, Brooke Mascagni
The Politics Of Exclusion In California's Marijuana Reform Movement, Brooke Mascagni
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
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S11rs Sgfb No. 10 (Vet, Savma), Nipper, Scott, Abshire
S11rs Sgfb No. 10 (Vet, Savma), Nipper, Scott, Abshire
Student Senate Enrolled Legislation
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Reforming Adult Felony Probation To Ease Prison Overcrowding: An Overview Of California S.B. 678, Jessica K. Feinstein
Reforming Adult Felony Probation To Ease Prison Overcrowding: An Overview Of California S.B. 678, Jessica K. Feinstein
Jessica Feinstein
This article provides a holistic examination of California’s groundbreaking Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act, S.B. 678, passed in 2009 in response to California’s prison crisis. S.B. 678 seeks to create stable funding for county probation departments to implement evidence-based practices by shifting resources from the state prison budget to county probation. Probation is the most frequently imposed form of criminal sentence in California—nor is it limited to the least serious offenders. Estimates of the state’s adult probation population range from roughly 325,000 to 350,000. The article illuminates the goals and mechanisms of S.B. 678 and the challenges facing its implementation. …