Rina Palta
Recent Pieces from Rina Palta
Could bail reform bail out California’s overcrowded jails?
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From: KALW
Legally, bail has only one purpose: to guarantee that people show up for their court dates. Bail amounts are set by panels of judges in each county and they vary widely. ...
Explaining big changes in the California prison system
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From: KALW
California has what one might call a pressing problem when it comes to its prison system. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed a lower court’s conclusion that ...
A look inside California’s toughest prison
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From: KALW
If you’re convicted of committing a felony in California, you can end up in many kinds of prisons. Steal a lot of money in a Ponzi scheme – you might end up in minimum ...
Just how powerful is California’s prison guards union?
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From: KALW
Police have a prominent role in society – the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly. And one group of law enforcement officers also have a lot of political sway. From Jerry ...
Should having a criminal record affect employment?
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From: KALW
Right now, about 1% of the adult population in the U.S. is in prison or jail. The vast majority, 95%, will not spend the rest of their lives locked up, but will return to ...
Medical parole gets its first hearing
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From: KALW
Last week, a new law debuted that’s supposed to save the state millions of dollars a year. The new law, passed last year, is called “medical parole,” and it allows inmates ...
Prison chief Matt Cate on how to reduce the inmate population
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From: KALW
Yesterday morning, May 23, the Supreme Court ruled that California must reduce its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates to correct the persistent violation of ...
Jennifer Pahlka's quest to bring government into the 21st century
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From: KALW
President Barack Obama's first executive act when he took office in 2009 was to issue a memorandum that said he was "committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness ...
Incarceration not the only option for juvenile justice
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From: KALW
California’s attorney general says the state has a correctional crisis. KAMALA HARRIS: We have a prison system right now that is accommodating twice the number of people it ...
