Assemblyman Joe Patterson Introduces Bill to Bring Transparency and Accountability to Secret Early Release Credit System

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, introduced legislation aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to a credit system currently allowing the secret early release of inmates by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Under Prop 57, inmates can earn…

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On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Assemblyman Joe Patterson Introduces Legislation to Make Sexualized Human Trafficking Subject to Three Strikes Law

SACRAMENTO– On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Assemblyman Joe Patterson has introduced new legislation to combat human trafficking.AB 229 aims to make it a violent felony to commit human trafficking of a sexualized nature, therefore qualifying as a strikable offense…

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