April 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes While the state of California has been letting thousands of criminals out of prison since 2009 under Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment law, California lawmakers are simultaneously proposing dozens of new gun control laws. Looked at separately, the two issues do...
Posts Tagged ‘Three Strikes’CA gun control laws would not make us saferThursday, April 18th, 2013Fighting crime & overspendingSunday, December 2nd, 2012Dec. 2, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- For advocates of less-intrusive government, finding the good news in the recent election is like looking on the bright side after your house has been wiped out by a hurricane: You never did like that floor plan, anyway, and this seems like a great ... Prison Realignment Is a CharadeMonday, November 28th, 2011NOV. 28, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison realignment involves diverting lesser offenders to county jail instead of state prisons. But due to a history of bad choices by policy makers, not due to realignment per se, it will end up part of the existing revolving-door system of... |