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Jan. 22, 2014

AB 351: Statewide ban on incarcerations without trial

On Oct. 1, 2013, California became the third state to reject the indefinite detention provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). By Sandhya Ramadas


By Sandhya Ramadas


On Oct. 1, 2013, California became the third state to reject the indefinite detention provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On that date, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 351, "The California Liberty Preservation Act," which creates a statewide ban on the incarceration of arrestees without trial. The bill also restricts state funds to prohibit compliance with the NDAA and denies state assista...

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