Image by phakphum patjangkataBy increasing incarceration, Prop 36 would expand a system of what many rightly call modern-day slavery. More bodies in cells means more nearly-free labor for corporations. This is where Prop 6 becomes crucial.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Brown. (Photo: Steinberg Institute)San Francisco attorney Jennifer Johnson views her life and legal trajectory as “life before and life after” a devastating 2016 homicide case that forever changed her view of how the courts treat defendants who are mentally ill. The case in San Francisco Superior Court involved an 85-year-old defendant, Don Rebello, who suffered from severe dementia. Suddenly and for no apparent reason, he stabbed and killed his beloved friend and longtime roommate, Erik Kleins, 83 – two of three elderly men who had long shared a San Francisco home.