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Can I Serve My Jail Sentence Only on Weekends? Jail and prison overcrowding has become an epidemic in the state of California. To help ease overcrowding, inmates who exhibit good behavior can have their sentences significantly reduced. For misdemeanor or non-violent crimes, some can even avoid going to county jail altogether by serving their sentences […]
Jail Overcrowding Impact on California Counties It is no secret that California county jails have become increasingly overcrowded as a result of the 2011 Criminal Justice Realignment Act. “Realignment” was the Legislature’s answer to the United States Supreme Court mandate that ordered California to reduce its prison population by the end of 2013. The jail […]
What Happens When a Judge Sentences a Defendant to Four Years in Prison When They Should Have Sentenced Him to Six Years? That is exactly what happened in the recent case of People vs. Kingsberry. The defendant was originally placed on probation for a violation of Penal Code Section 288 (child molestation). The defendant was […]
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