SB 1064

SB1064 (Skinner) provides stronger due process protections for people appearing before the parole board. It prevents the parole board from denying parole based on allegations (confidential or otherwise) that have never been proven to be true during the equivalent of a prison disciplinary process.

Update: On September 30, 2020, SB 1064 was vetoed by Governor Newsom. SB 1064 would have injected much needed due-process into a system that releases barely 20% of eligible individuals on parole each year, and provided incarcerated individuals with some of the same legal protections long enjoyed by those outside prison. Despite this disappointing outcome, UnCommon Law remains committed to ending the use of unverified, confidential information in denying parole to those in California's prisons. Our team continues to fight to ensure that all Californians have access to justice and civil rights - whether they live behind bars or not.