Brown’s amended sentencing initiative

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wed­nes­day said he backed an amended bal­lot ini­ti­at­ive that would ask voters to give pa­role boards au­thor­ity to re­lease pris­on in­mates ahead of their court-ordered sen­tences. The amended ini­ti­at­ive was filed Tues­day with the At­tor­ney Gen­er­al’s of­fice.