California Isn’t Sure How to Fix Sexual Assault Problem Without Adding to Mass Incarceration
▻https://theintercept.com/2016/08/31/california-isnt-sure-how-to-fix-sexual-assault-problem-without-adding-to-mass-incarceration/?comments=1#comments
The California legislature unanimously passed a bill Monday that would require prison time for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting someone who is unconscious or severely intoxicated.
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“We share in the outrage at Mr. Turner’s actions, but worry that this law could cause more harm than good,” wrote Feministing.com editor Alexandra Brodsky and former Yale Law School classmate Claire Simonich in the New York Times. “History shows that this reform would not deter violence and most likely would perpetuate punitive racial and class disparities.”
The ACLU of California has also vocally opposed the bill. “The well-intentioned mandatory minimum sentence this bill creates will have negative impacts on communities of color and other unintended consequences,” said Natasha Minsker, director of the organization’s Center for Advocacy and Policy.