New California AG Harris Promises to Be Smart on Crime

New California AG Harris Promises to be Smart on Crime
Kamala Harris’s recent election as California attorney general may not interest many people outside the state, but her efforts to address judicial policies and practices that have a harmful effect on communities of color are sure to have an impact beyond the state’s borders.
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Providing indigent defense; Taxpayers paid million in last 3 years
Shar Porier/Wick Communications In Arizona, counties have the burden of funding all indigent defense cases in accordance with the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the county has spent nearly $ 10 million on indigent defense over the past three years.
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Explore Harford: Fallston parents charged in connection with teen drinking at party
Two parents were arrested last week after police were dispatched to their Fallston home for a large party with underage drinking and drug use, and experts say the incident is representative of a bigger problem in the county.
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State may reduce programs lowering prison population
Programs responsible for reducing Texas’ prison population could be at risk in January as lawmakers struggle to deal with the estimated $ 25 billion shortfall in the state budget. State leaders have suggested that top state priorities be funded first, leaving criminal justice reform advocates worried there will not be sufficient money to properly fund probation and drug treatment programs. “We’re …
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