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Examining Gang Enhanced Sentences In California's Legal System

NPR

Published May 30, 2015 at 5:05 PM EDT

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NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks to Daniel Alarcon about his reporting on gang enhanced charges and sentencing. California law gives the prosecution the chance to increase the penalty in gang cases.