22 Years – Three Perspectives from Inside Prison
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1. 22 Years – Three Perspectives from Inside Prison
As a plea deal, I was offered 22 years under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA), which prohibits defendants from being let out of prison before serving 85% of their total sentence. When I rejected the plea bargain, went to trial and blew, I was subsequently sentenced to 130 years.
Wow – a 108 year difference! Why was it that the prosecution believed that I could be reformed in 22 years if I took the deal, but I was considered an incorrigible offender because I embraced my constitutional right to a trial by jury. The judge found every aggregating factor he could to sentence a 22-year-old-me to death by incarceration.
2. Deeper Look at Funders and Organizers of the SF DA Recall Effort
To no surprise, the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is being funded and headed by strong, coordinated Republican effort.
Recall campaigns are catching the attention of voters nationwide and nowhere is this more evident than in San Francisco, where Boudin has faced two separate recall efforts. However, many are beginning to question an ulterior motive to these recall campaigns.
Boudin himself recently pointed out that most of the numerous recall campaigns are targeting newly-elected progressive leaders.
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3. How Perceptions of Crime Cause The System to Fail
Hundreds of San Franciscans have expressed their anxiety towards rising crime rates in the city, but these perceptions come at a cost to the criminal justice system and its leaders, such as District Attorney Chesa Boudin, according to experts.
Nicki Usher, who holds a PH. D at George Washington University, states that the media is reporting more crime more, and in different ways. Since social media has played a major role in our daily lives, it comes to no surprise that people will spread false beliefs about crime over social media platforms.
4. California Senator Creates Reform Legislation to Aid Those Childhood Trauma Victims
The Justice For Survivors Act, authored by Sen. Sydney Kamlager of Los Angeles, is said to reduce violence by offering lesser and alternative punishments to victims of past trauma.
This act is one of three major criminal justice reform bills authored by Kamlager. They are now heading toward Senate Appropriations.
A 2019 CDC study stated that adverse childhood experiences can cause a toxic level of stress in children that adversely affects areas of the brain that regulate attention, impulsive behavior, decision-making, learning, emotion, and response to stress.
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