Liberal Republicans press anti crime bill amendment
Twelve liberal Republican senators unveiled a reform bill opposing Nixon on crime. It aims to raise federal anti crime spending to 3 billion annually, set prison wage at 75 cents an hour, restore voting rights for inmates, and apply prison earnings to Social Security. It would fund police upgrades, ensure inmate hearings, compensate victims up to 25000 dollars, sanction non paying states, and study decriminalizing certain vices. Cosponsors include Matthias Beall Boggs Case Hatfield Javits Percy Labe Taft Stevens Brooke.
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Panel approves bill to create prison ombudsman
SACRAMENTO panel votes 12-4 to send a bill by Assemblyman Frank Murphy Jr. creating an independent prison ombudsman position. The measure, vetoed last year by Gov. Reagan, would appoint a $30 000 a year official via a legislative committee with ratification by the Legislature.
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