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Corcoran Inmate Starves to Death
Staff didn't notice that the prisoner, an elderly priest with a history of engaging in hunger strikes, was wasting away, officials say.
(LA Times 2/20/04)

New Chief of Prisons Appointed
Corrections veteran Jeanne Woodford will take over the troubled department. Panel hears testimony about two deaths in youth prison.
(LA Times 2/20/04)

San Quentin's warden to head prison system
Former guard named to lead a department under fire
(SF Chronicle 2/20/04)

Officials being urged to reform or even ban state Youth Authority
(SF Chronicle 2/20/04)

Court's Stay of Execution for Killer Is Reaffirmed
(LA Times 2/20/04)

Court dumps law allowing longer terms for juveniles
(SF Chronicle 2/20/04)

Bills Seek to Bolster Prison Watchdog Agency
The Inspector General's Office, threatened by cuts, releases audits revealing waste.
(LA Times 2/20/04)

Disenfranchisement high among Latino felons, too
Rate just below that of blacks across U.S.
(SF Chronicle 2/20/04)

Santa Clara County joins CYA ban
(Mercury News 2/18/2004)

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