SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) announced today that Assembly Bill (AB 464) passed the California Legislature with a Senate Floor vote of 40-0 and an Assembly Floor vote of 78-0. The bill heads to Governor Newsom's desk. If signed, it would establish new protections for incarcerated survivors of sexual assault and strengthen accountability for sexual misconduct by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) staff.
"Sexual abuse in our state prisons is unacceptable. AB 464 is about holding people accountable and protecting survivors from retaliation," said Assembly...