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  Bail bond companies gathering signatures for referendum to keep them in business

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  Companies are hoping to block a new Calif. law that would eliminate cash bail to be released from jail

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  Wash. march will highlight concerns about inmate deaths, staffing trouble

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  In the last 14 months, 8 inmates have died while in custody at the Spokane County Jail

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  How the Cognitive Community Model changes offender thinking and behavior

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  Since implementing this model, VADOC has recorded the lowest rate of offender recidivism among 45 states that produce three-year recidivism rates for felons

• Bail reform is Calif.'s latest, most sweeping move in criminal justice reform

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  Bail reform might be the most consequential and far reaching reform yet, legal experts said

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  New law to make Calif. first state to end bail

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  Critics argue bill will allow dangerous people to go free, not return for trial

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  Human rights group pushes for change after eighth death at Wash. jail

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  Group chairman says eight inmate deaths in 14 months "should profoundly concern all of us"

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  San Quentin protesters, inmates call for prison reform

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  Crowd of 300 rallied outside prison to support inmates in nationwide strike

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  Prison, sentencing reform delayed until after midterms

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  Officials hope the decision will head off a nasty debate in the lead-up to midterms

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  Prisons chief says Ohio must accelerate sentencing reform, prison alternatives

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  Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction Dir. Gary Mohr said that Ohio's prison system needs its own mental-health hospital to treat inmates

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  Colo. county pays jailed woman $60,000 in ACLU lawsuit, $130,000 to others

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  The woman was kept in jail for nearly a month because she couldn't pay a $55 release fee

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  Penalized for being poor: The nation’s flawed bail system

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  Excessive bail is a major issue for low-level, non-violent, non-serious misdemeanor defendants who pose little threat to public safety

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  Del. officials release final report on prison reform

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  Officials released a final report updating progress in responding to 41 recommendations contained in a review after a deadly prison riot

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  6 issues prison reform measures must address

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  Our criminal justice system should not unfairly target individuals of lower socioeconomic means; here’s what needs to change

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  How successful re-entry into society helps break the cycle of recidivism

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  Correctional facilities need to build bridges between prisoners and the community to give inmates the best chance for a successful reintegration

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  Calif. justice reforms questioned after police officer's slaying

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  The slaying galvanized a movement to ask state voters to reverse some of the recent changes to sentencing laws and the prison system

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