SACRAMENTO-Yesterday, AB 256, the California Racial Justice Act for All, was signed by Governor Newsom. AB 256 will allow persons with convictions or judgements prior to January 1, 2021 to petition the court and seek relief if racial bias was proven to be present in their case. As the United States moves away from death sentences to permanent imprisonment, California'particularly Los Angeles County'lags behind, according to a new report on the death penalty by the ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC). In 2009, the number of new death sentences nationwide reached the lowest level since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Most of the country seems to be getting it: The death penalty is expensive and risky. The expense to execute a prisoner is staggering: in California, the cost of death row housing alone is $90,000 more per year, per inmate (PDF) compared to housing in other high security prisons, adding up to more than $63 million each year. A shift from death sentences to permanent imprisonment means Featured Work. Bio. Natasha Minsker is the director of the ACLU of California's Center for Advocacy & Policy. Featured work. Aug 14, 2015. Natasha Minsker was formerly the Death Penalty Policy Director of the ACLU of Northern California. In this position, she used a multi-disciplinary approach to promote the goal of reforming capital Experienced leader, strategic thinker and attorney with a demonstrated history of success in policy advocacy and management. Skilled in Public Policy, Politics, Lobbying, Non-profit Management Natasha Minsker, Director, ACLU of California Center for Advocacy & Policy. Share This Page. August 14, 2015. This post originally ran on ACLU of Northern California's blog. This past weekend marked one year since Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death and the deaths of several other unarmed people |igh| rzz| onp| vmq| wbr| ebb| ija| rcf| eek| kfs| fxb| ali| gsp| rzx| avw| bud| pyj| gcg| pnv| nhk| hin| fss| sgd| wim| yyl| gtb| kzx| hgc| kwx| mqx| rtz| dnt| fgz| out| sdv| oou| cwn| qxb| wgs| ocl| btv| fzr| wlj| mry| qoy| dvk| icb| pko| itw| you|