#jail-reform
#jail-reform
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NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month agoDepartment of Correction pushes for more staff, overtime in $1.4B budget as advocates call for downsize in borough-based jails move | amNewYork
Improving jail safety requires more resources, but advocates argue for efficient staff deployment and funding alternatives to incarceration instead.
Law
fromSan Jose Spotlight
4 months agoSanta Clara County new public defender is a familiar face - San Jose Spotlight
Damon Silver named permanent Santa Clara County public defender, prioritizing restorative justice, racial-equity initiatives and jail reform amid rising inequality and calls for tougher punishment.
fromThe Mercury News
6 months agoFederal monitor wants Santa Clara County held in contempt for dragging jail reforms
The provocative move by the Berkeley-based Prison Law Office comes after years of the county agreeing about the need to improve its deputy-to-inmate ratios - by either increasing custody staff or reducing the jail population - but not making meaningful progress, said Donald Specter, a senior staff attorney and former executive director for the law firm, which secured the reform agreement.
California
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