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How do I get a phone call from my husband who has just been transported there
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When Did Prop 57 Take Effect and When Were Inmates Released?
Proposition 57 passed in California on November 8, 2016, but the release of eligible inmates did not happen the day after the election.…
Proposition 57 passed in California on November 8, 2016, but the release of eligible inmates did not happen the day after the election. That is not how ballot measures work in practice.
When a proposition passes, the implementing regulations have to be written, reviewed, and adopted before the system can act on them. For Prop 57, that process played out over months as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation developed the specific rules governing who qualified, how the parole board...
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