Editorial: California doesn't need to roll back its criminal justice reforms to do a better job fighting crime
by Los Angeles Times
Jul 18, 2018
3 minutes
In the statute books, California has changed sentencing policies to make them more rational and just, and to ensure that costly prison beds are used for only the most serious criminals. On the ground, though, police and prosecutors have been slow to update their practices, and that has gotten in the way of their ability to fight crime. There are sensible fixes - not rollbacks of landmark sentencing reforms, but new laws that can provide guidance and
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