Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains looking to increase penalties for child torture
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Assemblywoman Dr. Jasmeet Bains is looking to increase the minimum sentencing for child torture offenders from seven to 20 years to life.
- Upon learning that the minimum sentence for child torture was so short, Bains knew that change was necessary.
- In response, Bains introduced Assembly Bill 1094, which seeks to increase the minimum sentence for child torture from seven years to 20.
Dr. Bains Secures Assembly Public Safety Committee Approval to Triple Sentences for Child Torture
(Sacramento, CA) April 3, 2024 – In a significant step toward strengthening protections for children, the Assembly Public Safety Committee has unanimously approved legislation to nearly triple the penalty against criminals convicted of torturing a child. Assemblymember Dr.
Dr. Bains' statement regarding the elimination of the Administration for Community Living
(Sacramento, CA) March 28, 2025 – Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services eliminating the Adminstration for Community Living:
Legislators, residents gather at Castaic church over landfill concerns
A handful of residents shared how a “dream home” in either Castaic or Val Verde had become a nightmare – thanks to the ongoing pollution problems at Chiquita Canyon Landfill – at a news conference Friday inside Castaic Community AME Church.
As Castaic resident Darcy Stinson, a disabled veteran, talked about the “horror story” his neighborhood had become and described his battle with cancer, a 13-year-old boy who lives near the landfill started getting a nosebleed.
State funding provides outside-of-the-box thinking to combat Fentanyl in Shafter
SHAFTER, Calif. (KERO) — Funding secured by Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains is being used by the Shafter Police Department to combat fentanyl use through education and intervention, using tools like drones and e-bikes.
Bains introduces bill to staff Cal-Fire year-round
Facing what seems to be an ever-growing fire seas