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January 26, 2022
Piper French
The Lies Fueling California’s Package-Theft Panic
Police unions, the retail lobby, and other critics of criminal justice reform have seized on viral images of package theft and shoplifting to push for a rollback of California’s efforts to reduce its prison population.
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