Voters are set to consider Proposition 20 on the November California ballot, which would expand the list of felonies for which the convicted are ineligible for early parole, increase penalties for repeat shoplifters, and standardize the collection of DNA samples from adults convicted of some misdemeanors. The ballot initiative was designed to make changes to AB 109 (2011), Proposition 47 ...

Hilda L. Solis, chair pro tem for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, joined community leaders from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (COC), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition to provide their expertise on the topic of criminal justice reforms. Solis, representing the First District on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, ...