Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice

Cal Lawmakers Propose Process to Decertify Convicted Cops

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaMarch 25, 2021

Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), the chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, and Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) added language with some teeth to Senate Bill (SB) 2, the “Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021.”

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California Lawmakers Continue Shift from Mass Incarceration

Don Thompson, Associated PressSeptember 14, 2018

The recently completed California legislative session continued a yearslong effort to lower criminal sentences, ease restrictions on suspects, and keep juveniles out of adult prisons despite objections that the moves could harm public safety.