California Correctional Crisis Conference
Where: California State Building, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
California Correctional Crisis is a Hastings 1066 Foundation Conference. It is co-hosted by University of California, Hastings College of the Law and the Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal.
The conference will address a variety of issues and concerns pertinent to the current correctional strategies and institutions in California, and will foster a conversation between academics, policymakers, and activists, on possible solutions.
The conference will feature speakers and panels on the following subjects:
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Parole: An Overview, and a Personal Story
As prison population grows, the parolee population grows too. A series of pieces on the North County Times has recently highlighted the experiences of parolees and the challenges of parole agents. One of these articles discusses the impact of a constantly growing parolee population on the ability of parole officers to supervise - and rehabilitate - their clients successfully: This is California's parole system, an overworked, underfunded system that is ill-equipped to deal with a crushing caseload of former prisoners who leave prison with a meager $200 allowance to feed, clothe and house themselves. It's a caseload that stands to get much worse ...
Focus on Proposition 6: How to Deal with Gangs and Other Matters
Proposition 6, or the Safe Neighborhood Act, proposes a variety of changes to the CA criminal justice policy. The main idea behind it is addressing street crime from a "war on crime" perspective. One of the most important things to keep in mind when considering Prop 6 is its financial implications. Currently, CA is allocating $600,000 to law enforcement, and this proposition will raise this amount by $350,000 (a 50% increase). One source provides the breakdown of these additional funds by topic. The question, therefore, is twofold: whether, as voters, you agree with the philosophy that has driven the proposition, ...
