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California's Runner Initiative: Overview and Opposition

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

California's Runner Initiative: Overview and Opposition The Runner Initiative, a California ballot initiative also called the "Safe Neighborhoods Act," was introduced in April by Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley), Assemblywoman Sharon Runner (R-Lancaster), Mike Reynolds, author of California's Three Strikes sentencing law, and San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt. The Runner Initiative includes many traditional "tough on crime" approaches to addressing crime, including increasing the length of penalties for certain crimes, the establishment of a statewide gang registry database, and making individuals convicted of certain crimes ineligible for public housing. Unfortunately, this approach emphasizes punishment and incarceration over prevention and early intervention efforts that could be utilized to address the underlying causes of crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 01, 2008 (boomark / email).