For California defense attorneys, realignment is the ultimate blind date. In our anticipation, we’ve been both encouraged to welcome the possibilities and warned to be wary. But despite the hype, only one thing is certain — it arrived on our doorstep Oct. 1 and it’s waiting for our embrace.
Realignment — depending on who is describing it — is either the long-overdue dismantling of the state’s regressive prison system in favor of rehabilitation or an unbearable burden dropped on the broken, cash-strapped backs of California counties, leaving just as many people incarcerated.
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