CA Gov. Signs Bill Restoring Voting Rights to Thousands of Felons: California Gov. Jerry Brown singed a bill this week restoring the right to vote for tens of thousands of felons affected by AB 109. CBS reports that AB 2466, authored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) and Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Culver City), stems from a 2014 winning lawsuit that was filed in response to changes made under Brown's 2011 AB 109 plan and applies to felons who are not serving time in state or federal prisons. AB 109, also known as Prison Realignment, shifted several state prisoners and program responsibilities to the counties in an effort to reduce overcrowding. The 2014 lawsuit, filed on behalf of felons transferred from state and federal prison to local jail, argued that offenders in county programs should not be classified the same as other felons. The passage of AB 2466 could result in up to 50,000 new California voters, many of whom will be voting from their jail cells. Critics say the bill rewards criminals and worry it could potentially compromise the integrity of elections.
Illegal Immigrant Captured After Deadly TX Crime Spree: An illegal immigrant was arrested this week for going on a murderous crime spree in Dallas, Tex., last Sunday that claimed the lives of two men, in a rampage police are describing as random and likely drug-fueled. Tanya Eiserer of WFAA reports that Juan Navarro Rios rap sheet includes crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 35 times and deportation back to Mexico three times. He spent eight months in federal prison in 2011 for illegal reentry and returned to the U.S. again after being sent back to Mexico once he completed his time. Police say Rios has at east eight aliases and are not certain whether they have his real name. The rampage began on Sunday night when Rios shot a man to death as he sat in his car and then fatally shot another man in a carjacking. Rios also opened fire on at least two other vehicles, broke into a home and stole the homeowner's car keys and car, and kidnapped a man at gunpoint on Monday and forced him to withdraw money from an ATM. Before his capture on Tuesday, Rios set fire to his sister's apartment and broke through a wall into a neighbor's apartment in an attempt to flee.
Illegal Immigrant Captured After Deadly TX Crime Spree: An illegal immigrant was arrested this week for going on a murderous crime spree in Dallas, Tex., last Sunday that claimed the lives of two men, in a rampage police are describing as random and likely drug-fueled. Tanya Eiserer of WFAA reports that Juan Navarro Rios rap sheet includes crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 35 times and deportation back to Mexico three times. He spent eight months in federal prison in 2011 for illegal reentry and returned to the U.S. again after being sent back to Mexico once he completed his time. Police say Rios has at east eight aliases and are not certain whether they have his real name. The rampage began on Sunday night when Rios shot a man to death as he sat in his car and then fatally shot another man in a carjacking. Rios also opened fire on at least two other vehicles, broke into a home and stole the homeowner's car keys and car, and kidnapped a man at gunpoint on Monday and forced him to withdraw money from an ATM. Before his capture on Tuesday, Rios set fire to his sister's apartment and broke through a wall into a neighbor's apartment in an attempt to flee.
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