California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mohammad United Statesof Noor, C079587 (Cal. App. 2016):
2. Subdivision (h) of section 1170 is part of the Criminal Justice Realignment Act of 2011 (Realignment Act) under which "numerous offenses previously punishable by specified terms in state prison are now punishable by serving that same term in local custody at the county jail." (People v. Vega (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1374, 1379.)
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