Placer County DA Criticizes California’s Resentencing Bill as Threat to Victims’ Peace

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office has voiced concerns over amendments to California’s Senate Bill 898, which was originally focused on vehicle code related to sunroofs but has now been transformed into a resentencing bill. In a recent statement posted on the Placer County District Attorney’s Office Facebook page, the office criticized the bill’s potential to allow convicted murderers, rapists, and child abusers to petition for resentencing every three years. This frequency, they argue, could repeatedly force victims to relive their trauma.

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