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Brown’s Sentencing Reform
Gov. Jerry Brown announced he’s putting a new measure on the November ballot. The measure will undo aspects of a tough sentencing law that Brown himself signed back in 1977. That law marked the beginning of the tough-on-crime era, which also saw an explosion in the state’s prison population.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readGov. Jerry Brown announced he’s putting a new measure on the November ballot. The measure will undo aspects of a tough sentencing law that Brown himself signed back in 1977. That law marked the beginning of the tough-on-crime era, which also saw an explosion in the state’s prison population.
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1 of 5Sentencing Reform, Trump vs. Fox, Nate Parker- 0:00Brown’s Sentencing ReformYou’re reading this
- 11:48Trump vs. Fox News
- 21:07Political Campaigns and Big Data
- 29:38'The Birth of a Nation'
- 42:10Web: The Social Media Edition