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CA: Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2008 (NORA) to be on state ballot

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

The Secretary of State announced June 2, 2008 that the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA) has qualified for the November state ballot! Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2008 (NORA) NORA is a California ballot initiative intended for the Nov. 4, 2008, ballot, offering a common-sense solution to prison overcrowding. The campaign is just getting started, with signature-collection efforts under way in January 2008. We continue gathering signatures until April 21, 2008. The official sponsor of the campaign is the Campaign for Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation, a state ballot measure committee with ID# 1302707. NORA Official Title & Summary On Jan. 2, 2008, NORA supporters received the official title & summary for the ballot measure from the California Attorney General...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 03, 2008 (boomark / email).