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California saw an uptick in violent crime in 2021, including an increase in homicides, according to data released Friday by state officials. The figures are part of the California Criminal Justice ...

California law classifies some violent crimes as nonviolent for punishment purposes, and the Legislature has so far refused to make changes. News Sports Opinion Entertainment Education Advertise ...

California has a long history of mixing crime and punishment with raw politics. How a list of 23 crimes now dominates California's debate over prison punishment - Los Angeles Times ...

Some fault criminal justice reform for increasing rates of violent crime. But homicides in California increased the most in places with hard-line policies. Above, Los Angeles police officers ...

For violent convictions, judges usually require a hearing or take longer to make a decision, she said. “I think there is a public hesitancy to see these types of crimes expunged,” Tüzer said.

That’s no longer the case: Under Senate Bill 731, which went into effect in mid-2023, Californians with most kinds of felony convictions, including violent crimes, can ask for their records to ...