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When Charged With a Crime

January 2020 eNewsletter Issue no. 38

New California laws in 2020 include a number of statutes that directly impact the criminal justice system. Here are a couple of important ones:

AB 392 – Restricts use of deadly force by cops. Under the new law, police officers may use deadly force only to defend against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. Prior law permitted deadly force, and made a homicide by a police officer “justifiable,” in a variety of circumstances, including when someone is fleeing from or resisting a felony arrest. This law is a reaction to fatal shootings by officers across the state.

AB 32 - Bans private, for-profit prisons. Many believe that the enforcement of some laws – drug possession, for example – is fueled not by a desire to make the community safer, but rather by the economic motives of those who profit off the criminal justice system. This law prohibits new or renewed contracts with private prisons (with certain exceptions) and bans the state from housing prisoners in private, for-profit prisons starting in 2028.

New laws this year also affect the time for testing rape kits, the statute of limitations for reporting domestic violence, and gun violence restraining orders, among others.

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