Extend Prop 47 Bill!

Are you aware that Proposition 47 (The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act) has a time limitation? Also, are you aware that there are at least 1 million Californians that may be eligible under Proposition 47 to change their felony convictions? 

Well, just in case the awareness is not there, Proposition 47 can do a numerous amount of good for non-violent criminals, only if it is allowed to do so. 

Furthermore, Proposition 47 (The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act) will be coming to a complete halt in November 2017, if AB 2765 (Weber) does not get amended to extend the bill, or eliminate the Proposition 47 deadline to petition for a sentence reduction. 

Most important, AB 2765 (Weber) was introduced on February 19, 2016, to extend the Proposition 47 bill time limitation for petitioning, and is required to have 2/3 votes of the Legislature to amend the act. 

In fact, since then, the bill has passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee by a vote of 5 to 2, on April 19, 2016, and will now proceed to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. 

Congratulations, AB 2765 (Weber)!!!!! 

Altogether, let's make sure that we support this bill, and provide the pertinent information to the population of people that this bill can truly have an impact on. 

We have to band together for this!

By: 

Porscha N. Dillard

Special Project Coordinator

Time For Change Foundation

Shame the Prosecuting Attorneys!

Do prosecuting attorneys really withhold evidence? Some actually do! This thought is not too far-fetched for it not to be a reality; especially if the prosecuting attorney is in dire need of a conviction.

As stated by Lopez, "Prosecutorial misconduct is an epidemic in our nation. Bad-acting prosecutors tarnish the image of otherwise hard-working, justice seeking, and law-abiding prosecutors. However, this small group of bad-acting prosecutors have a destructive impact on our criminal justice system. Not only do these bad-acting prosecutors put their conviction rate ahead of seeking justice, these bad actors often send innocent people to prison for a very long time. These bad actions forces the public to lose confidence in the system while costing the systems millions of dollars in costly appeals."

Thankfully, AB 1909 (Lopez) wants to make it a felony for a prosecuting attorney who intentionally withholds exculpatory evidence with a 16 month, 2, or 3-year county jail imprisonment term. What a way to teach those prosecutors! 

But, will it really change their ideology and approach to convictions? Will the corrupt prosecuting attorneys be held accountable for their actions? Really?!? Those are the burning questions for us all. 

To summarize, criminal charges are the best recipe and remedy for the destructive, thoughtless prosecuting attorneys; because something has to occur for the prosecuting attorneys to be held liable for their devastating and despicable behavior. The "withholding evidence chain" has to eventually be broken, specifically for criminal justice reform to occur. 

By: Porscha Dillard

Special Project Coordinator

Time For Change Foundation

                                                                   References:

AB 1909 (Lopez) – As Amended March 28, 2016. As Proposed to be Amended in Committee. 

SECRETS of misconduct to become PUBLIC!

Were you aware that California has the most "secretive" laws when it pertains to law enforcement and police records in the nation? Well, SB 1286 (Leno) wants to expose the shadiness of peace officers to end their sneaky ways of destroying, tampering, and deleting evidence, and make it a felony conviction for the particular peace officer who practices this detrimental approach to getting convictions. 

Given these points, it will be a great feat if police misconduct is publicized for the public to view, because peace officers have their own bill of rights to hide this admissible information. In any event, the public should be allotted the right to review the necessary records that provide insight about the misconduct, and be shown documentation of the process and elimination of a deceitful, monstrous peace officer.

In conclusion, fraud, deception, and trickery from peace officers has to come to a complete halt, AND peace officers have to be held responsible for their heinous acts of misconduct with an arrest and a felony conviction. 

Porscha N. Dillard
Special Project Coordinator
Time For Change Foundation