California Innocence Coalition

AB 3088, authored by @LauraFriedmanCA and sponsored by the California Innocence Coalition, made it out of the California State Assembly today with a vote of 42-10. It is now headed to the State Senate!

Today is a proud day for @CA_InnocenceCoa members @NorCalInnocence, @ca_innocence, @innocence_la, @loyolainnocent — and a testament to the power of collective action. #policy #reform

Learn more about Senate Bills 78 and 97 here: ncip.org/wp-content/upl… ncip.org/wp-content/upl…

What a week! Governor @GavinNewsom has signed Senate Bill 78, Criminal Procedure: Factual Innocence (authored by @Steve_Glazer & @SenJoshBecker), AND Senate Bill 97, Righting Wrongful Convictions (authored by Senator @Scott_Wiener, into law!

Learn more about SB78 here: ncip.org/wp-content/upl… Learn more about SB97 here: ncip.org/wp-content/upl…

We are pleased to share that both SB78 (@Steve_Glazer/@SenJoshBecker), Criminal Procedure: Factual Innocence, and SB97 (@Scott_Wiener), Righting Wrongful Convictions, are out of the legislature and on their way to Gov. @GavinNewsom's Desk! #FridayFeeling

Senate Bill 94 made it out of the CA State Assembly Appropriations Committee today! #YesonSB94

CA Senate Bill 94 follows a clear three-step path of rigorous evaluation: judicial discretion, the Board of Parole Hearings, and the Governor's review. Public safety officials and victims will be involved and consulted at each step in the process. #YesonSB94

Exciting update on CIC-sponsored bills: SB 97, authored by Sen. @Scott_Wiener, made it out of Assembly Appropriations & SB78, co-authored by Sen. @Steve_Glazer & @SenJoshBecker, is off the Assembly floor. Thank you Senators Weiner, Glazer & Becker! #reform #WrongfulConvictions

This week, the CA Senate unanimously passed CIC-sponsored Senate Bill 97 (authored by Senator @Scott_Wiener), a bill which improves CA’s law pertaining to petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Now onto the CA Assembly! Learn more: buff.ly/3orx9tT #FridayFeeling

Cause for celebration: @CA_InnocenceCoa sponsored Senate Bill 78 (co-authored by Sen. @Steve_Glazer and @SenJoshBecker) has passed on the Senate floor by unanimous vote! The bill now heads to Assembly. Learn more: buff.ly/41dgqrn #reform #legislate #Wrongfulconvictions

.@CA_InnocenceCoa members include @ca_innocence, @norcalinnocence, + @loyolainnocent. Together, we work on policy reform to reduce the risks of a wrongful conviction, intervene when a wrongful conviction has occurred, and assist freed clients as they transition home from prison.

Special thanks to @CA_Innocence exoneree Kimberly Long for her critical testimony in support of SB 97. #XONR8

#BREAKING Today, the California Innocence Coalition's co-sponsored bills, SB 97 (Righting Wrongful Convictions) and SB 78 (Factual Innocence), passed through the Senate Public Safety Committee. #WrongfulConvictions

Tell Gov. @GavinNewsom that CA must step forward on Racial Justice. • Rooting Out Racism in the courts • Dismantling the Death Penalty. Ask him to sign #AB256 the Racial Justice Act for All today: bit.ly/RJASIGN #ConfrontRacism #RJA4All @Ash_Kalra

TAKE ACTION NOW and help CIC get SB 467 signed by @gavinnewsom Use our toolkit at tinyurl.com/CICSB467 (available in our bio).

Urge @CAGovernor to sign #AB256, the Racial Justice Act for All! @GavinNewsom signed landmark legislation in 2020 to begin rooting racism out of our court system - now we need his leadership to apply these legal protections to all with the #RJA4All: bit.ly/RJASIGN

Governor Newsom signed AB 2644 Juvenile Interrogations Bill! California is the fourth state in the country to have such a bill that protects our youth from the use of deceptive tactics 👏 Read our press release tinyurl.com/PRAB2644 #reform #policy

Support AB 2644 and take action today! Visit tinyurl.com/CICAB2644 imprintnews.org/justice/juveni…