{"id":1976014,"date":"2023-07-18T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-assemblyman-speaks-out-against-race-based-criminal-sentencing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:10:28","slug":"california-assemblyman-speaks-out-against-race-based-criminal-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-assemblyman-speaks-out-against-race-based-criminal-sentencing\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Assemblyman opposes racially biased criminal sentencing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-assemblyman-speaks-out-against-race-based-criminal-sentencing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California&#8217;s Controversial\u2062 Plan\u200d to\u2062 Address\u2062 Racial\u2063 Bias in \u200dCriminal Sentencing<\/h2>\n<p>California \u2062has\u200d been making \u2063headlines \u2063with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-assemblyman-speaks-out-against-race-based-criminal-sentencing\/\" title=\"CA Assemblyman opposes racially biased criminal sentencing.\">ambitious multi-billion \u200ddollar \u2063reparations\u200b package<\/a>, \u200cbut there&#8217;s another lesser-known plan that\u200c could have a\u2062 significant impact \u2064on \u200dthe state&#8217;s criminal \u200bjustice \u200csystem.\u200c Assembly Bill 852,\u200d introduced by Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer, aims \u200dto rectify\u2062 racial\u200b biases in \u200ccriminal \u200csentencing by\u200c mandating\u200d that \u200crace be \u200ctaken into account.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 bill, \u2063which \u200bpassed in\u200b the \u2063Assembly \u2064with a\u2062 strong majority, \u2064states\u2064 the \u200cintent of the\u200c Legislature to\u2064 address\u2062 racial \u200cbias \u2062and \u200crequires courts\u200d to \u2062consider the disparate impact\u2064 on \u200bhistorically \u200bdisenfranchised and\u200b system-impacted \u200dpopulations\u200d when \u200cdetermining \u200ca sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Assemblyman Bill\u2064 Essayli has been\u200c a vocal\u200c opponent \u2064of \u200cthe\u200d bill, \u200carguing that\u200b it \u2063goes \u2064against the\u200b principle \u2062of blind\u2062 justice and \u200bis\u2063 unconstitutional. \u2064He believes that \u2062skin \u200dcolor should\u2062 not be a \u200bfactor in\u2064 sentencing and criticizes \u200dthe Democratic \u200cParty for supporting what he\u2063 calls a \u2063racist policy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2062opposition, \u2064Essayli \u2063predicts that \u2062the bill\u2064 will\u200c pass due\u2062 to\u2062 its\u200b association with\u2062 the reparations\u200d task force and\u2064 the focus on\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-hosts-policefreecampus-project-as-shootings-and-sex-crimes-plague-school\/\" title=\"University of Michigan tackles safety concerns with '#PoliceFreeCampus' initiative amidst rising shootings and sex crimes.\">racial \u200cequity<\/a> \u200band\u2064 social justice. However, he believes\u200b that it \u2062will\u2063 ultimately be \u200dstruck\u2062 down\u200b as\u200d unconstitutional \u2062by a\u2062 judge.<\/p>\n<p>Essayli\u200c also highlights \u2062the Democratic Party&#8217;s disregard \u200cfor \u2064the\u200c Constitution \u200cand \u200baccuses them of \u2064undermining\u200b democracy. He warns \u2064of the \u200bconsequences of \u200dperpetuating\u200d the\u2062 belief that the system \u200dis\u200b racist \u2063against \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">black people<\/a>, as it \u2063leads to\u200c legislation \u2062like\u2062 AB852 \u200dthat\u2064 allows \u2063judges\u200b to \u200cconsider race in sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200cthe \u200dbill \u2063may seem \u2062simple and\u200d insignificant, \u2064Essayli\u200b clarifies\u2063 that it\u2063 will indeed\u200d change \u200dthe\u200b penal code\u200b by\u200d instructing \u200cjudges to \u2064give lower\u2062 sentences\u2063 to\u200d black criminal\u200c defendants\u200d when they \u200chave \u200ddiscretion.\u200b He emphasizes\u200b the importance\u2063 of \u200brecognizing the\u2062 racial \u200binequality in\u200c the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-needs-more-focus-accountability-commitment-to-civil-liberties-asa-hutchinson\/\" title=\"FBI must prioritize, be accountable, and protect civil liberties: Asa Hutchinson.\">criminal justice \u200dsystem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c AB852 awaits \u200cconsideration\u200b in the\u2063 California Senate, the \u200bdebate over racial \u2062bias\u2064 in criminal sentencing\u2064 continues to\u2064 spark controversy and raise\u2063 questions\u200b about \u200bthe \u200dbalance\u2063 between justice and equality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s attention-grabbing reparations package, surpassing the state&#8217;s budget, has overshadowed a lesser-known proposal. Assembly Bill 852 aims to address racial biases in criminal sentencing by making race a mandatory factor. 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