California
‘Catastrophic staffing shortage’ hits California’s rural police first, and hardest
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Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree.Bay Area
A top prison expert on the California ‘disaster’ and how to salvage it
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The state’s prisons are no longer a world rehabilitation model, but Stockholm Prize winner Francis Cullen says the system could return to greatness.Bay Area
‘Mandela’ bill would limit solitary confinement in California prisons and jails
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The bill would be the most wide-ranging change to solitary confinement of any state.California
Newsom nominates a Latina to be California Supreme Court chief justice, a first
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Sitting Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero would be the first Latina chief in a state where Latinos are underrepresented on the bench.gavin newsom
Bounty hunting: Foes of guns and abortion resurrect an old idea
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Texas put a bounty on abortion providers and California did the same for illegal gun sales, but critics point to bounties' long and troubled history.Bay Area
Prison rehab: Can California learn anything from Norway?
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A bill that passed the Assembly would create a “community campus” on prison grounds where inmates cook their own food and secure jobs before their release.California
Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids
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California law would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.gavin newsom
