After a backlash over votes on sex offenders, two California parole board members were dropped

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The leader of California’s Senate effectively removed two commissioners from the state’s Board of Parole Hearings this June after releases they granted caused a public backlash. The commissioners, Patricia Cassady and Teal Kozel, had already served nine and three years on the board […]