California Voters Reject Measure to Abolish Cash Bail
Over the past few years, California lawmakers have tried to move past their tough-on-crime history. Voters and lawmakers have spent decades supporting strict criminal penalties and lengthy prison sentences. More recently, however, there has been a push to shrink the number of people incarcerated, ease punishments for those convicted of property and drug crimes, and expand parole. On the November 2020 ballot was California Proposition 25, which, if passed, would uphold 2018 Senate Bill 10, changing the cash bail system to a risk management system. However, the measure was rejected. Regardless, state prosecutors will aggressively pursue charges against you, because their goal is to gain a conviction. If you’re accused of a crime in California, you need an aggressive criminal…
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