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Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

-- Last revised 9/22/23 --

Meeting of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

Email Notification of Meeting Materials | Prior Meeting Agendas

October 2, 2023 - 9:30 a.m.
Video Conferencing

Pursuant to Government Code Section 11133 (added by 2023 Cal. Stat. ch. 196, § 6, this meeting will be conducted entirely by Zoom teleconferencing. Members of the public may participate by joining the meeting link below.

  • Video Conferencing: click HERE.
  • Telephone: dial: US: +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592.
    Webinar ID: 818 7106 1684
The meeting will be recorded and will be uploaded to the Committee’s YouTube page, after the meeting has concluded.

For further information about the meeting, or to request notification of any schedule changes, contact Debora Larrabee at 530-752-3620 or dlarrabee@clrc.ca.gov.

October 2, 2023 - 9:30 a.m.

  1. Prosecutorial Discretion, Plea Bargaining, and Related Matters

    Overview and Panelist Materials
    Memorandum 2023-07 (to be provided)

  2. Discussion Panel 1: Prosecutorial Discretion

    • Shima Baradaran Baughman, Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School

    • Alex Chohlas-Wood, Executive Director, Stanford Computational Policy Lab

    • Jennifer Doleac, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures

  3. Discussion Panel 2: Guilty Pleas

    • Carissa Byrne Hessick, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law

    • Amy E. Lerman, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy & Director, Possiblity Lab

  4. Discussion Panel 3: California’s Use of Incentives in the Criminal Legal System

    • Aurélie Ouss, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania

    • Mia Bird, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy

    • W. David Ball, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law

  5. Administrative Matters

    Report of the Chair

    Draft Minutes of June 2023 Meeting
    Memorandum 2023-08 (to be provided)

  6. Staff Update on 2023 Crime Statistics

    Violent Crime Data for Midyear 2023
    Memorandum 2023-09 (to be provided)

  7. New Business

    The Committee will consider matters presented earlier in the meeting.

  8. Ongoing Business

    Updates on Ongoing Business
    Memorandum 2023-10 (to be provided)

  9. General Public Comment

    The public may address the Committee. The Chair may set reasonable limits on the time allowed for each person or group to speak.