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Letter to the editor: Word 'felon' gives pause for everyone, apparently, except president
As a retired high school teacher, I know this to be true: If the word "felon" had ever been attached to my name, especially the sexual abuse kind, I wouldn't have been allowed within a hundred yards ...
Letters to the Editor: 'Some crimes are just so heartless and inhumane that life in prison doesn't seem like enough of a punishment'
A reader is in favor of Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman's decision to seek the death penalty in special circumstances that prosecutors believe warrant it. Gov. Gavin Newsom has put all executions on hold.
California lawmakers' parole amendments in 2020 lead to release of a convicted murderer
Michael Panella, now 54, is set to be released from prison in California due to parole amendments passed by state lawmakers in 2020 ...
The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration
The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million ...