Victims' families sue over parole board clemency policy
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and a coalition of victims' families filed a petition on July 15 in Sacramento Superior Court seeking to enjoin new California Board of Parole Hearings regulations approved by the Office of Administrative Law on July 9 that would create a system to recommend resentencing or clemency for inmates sentenced to life without parole. Plaintiffs say the board exceeded statutory authority, tried to rewrite sentencing laws, and violated Marsy's Law protecting finality for victims; the board counters that Penal Code sections 1172.1 and 4801 grant it discretion to consider such cases. The court will decide whether the rules take effect in October.
Lawsuit seeks to block clemency reviews for inmates serving life without parole
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The Office of Administrative Law approved the parole board regulations on July 9. A…
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