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An American flag waves in the wind at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in San Francisco, Calif., on May 17, 2019. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
A new state law will permit felons to serve on California juries starting on Jan. 1, 2020.
The law, introduced by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), will not apply to convicted felons who are currently on parole or those who are required to register as sex offenders.
Chris Karr is a California-based reporter for the The Epoch Times. He has been writing for 20 years. His articles, features, reviews, interviews, and essays have been published in a variety of online periodicals.
