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California Supreme Court Ruling Dramatically Reduces Who Can Be Jailed in Santa Clara County
The Kowalczyk ruling makes it illegal for judges to keep people in jail on unattainable bail. This decision should lead to thousands of people no longer in jail. At a time of an unprecedented budget crisis, this ruling has impact beyond jails and courts. This dramatic reduction in incarceration can also mean the County can move resources that otherwise were earmarked for an oversized incarceration budget into needed supports and programs the people in the county need now more
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A Hunger Strike, a Deficit, and Santa Clara County’s Moment of Decarceration
Loved ones incarcerated in Santa Clara County Jails are on a hunger stirke to protest conditions inside and show solidarity for the movement outside to end systemic racism. Meanwhile the county must decide its budget priorities. If Santa Clara County takes this moment to decarcerate - that direction can follow the call of the hunger strikers and the Black Lives Matter proclamation, while also saving valuable resources during a fiscal crisis.
Raj Jayadev
Aug 14, 20207 min read
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