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Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

-- Last revised 04/18/25 --

Meeting of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

Email Notification of Meeting Materials | Prior Meeting Agendas

April 25, 2025 - 9:30 AM
Video Conferencing

April 25, 2025 - 9:30 AM

  1. Presentation from California Policy Lab researchers on trends in incarceration for women

  2. Survivors of Intimate-Partner Violence as Criminal Defendants and Related Matters

    Memorandum 2025-01 (04/18/2025)
         Download PDF file: Memo

  3. Presentation from Debbie Mukamal, Executive Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center, and Andrea N. Cimino, Research Director, The Regilla Project at the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, on intimate-partner violence research

  4. Discussion Panel 1: Self-Defense for Survivors

    • David Andreasen, Staff Attorney, California Appellate Project

    • Wendy Howard

    • Elizabeth Sheehy, Professor Emerita of Law, University of Ottawa

    • Sandra L. Babcock, Clinical Professor, International Human Rights Clinic, Cornell Law School and Faculty Director, Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide

  5. Discussion Panel 2: Coercion and Related Sentencing Considerations

    • Jamie Beck, Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Expert Witness & Consultant

    • Kate Mogulescu, Professor of Clinical Law, Brooklyn Law School and Legal & Policy Director of the Survivors Justice Project

    • Tracy Prior, Chief Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County

  6. Presentation from Justin Dews, Chair for New Jersey Clemency Advisory Board, on clemency initatives

  7. Administrative Matters

    Report of the Chair and Legal Director

    Draft Minutes of November 2024 Meeting
    Memorandum 2025-02 (04/18/2025)
         Download PDF file: Memo

  8. Staff Update on Crime Statistics

    Violent Crime Data for Yearend 2024
    Memorandum 2025-03 (04/18/2025)
         Download PDF file: Memo

  9. New Business

    The Committee will consider matters presented earlier in the meeting.

  10. General Public Comment

    The public may address the Committee. The Chair may set reasonable limits on the time allowed for each person or group to speak.