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Government,
Criminal,
Civil Litigation

Jul. 13, 2021

Prisons department accused of denying sex criminals early release

The prisons department and Sacramento attorney Janice M. Bellucci have tangled for years over what she said is a pattern of ignoring the will of voters and the Legislature when it writes sentencing regulations.

An attorney who represents prisoners sentenced for sex crimes has again sued the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation over regulations excluding them from early release.

The prisons department and Sacramento attorney Janice M. Bellucci have tangled for years over what she said is a pattern of ignoring the will of voters and the Legislature when it writes sentencing regulations. They fought a series of cases for four years ov...

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