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Adult Jail/Prison News

Relatives of Dead Inmate to Sue State
(Los Angeles Times, 9/30/04) (registration required)

Senators urge more reforms in prison health care
(Orange County Register, 9/30/04) (registration required)

Prisons Fail to Heal Healthcare
(Los Angeles Times, 9/29/04) (registration required)

Don't change '3-strikes' law, Brown warns
(Sacramento Bee, 9/28/04)

Inmates can bid farewell to tobacco
(Sacramento Bee, 9/28/04)

Governor signs ban on smoking in prisons
(San Francisco Chronicle, 9/27/04)

Initiative Fight Puts Focus on Felons
(Los Angeles Times, 9/27/04) (registration required)

The buzz: Correctional officers union still an election player
(Sacramento Bee, 9/25/04)

Police News

Daniel Weintraub: Letting parents know when police question kids
(Sacramento Bee, 9/28/04)

Riverside County, Sheriff Profile Latinos, Suit Says
(Los Angeles Times, 9/28/04)

New police stun guns under scrutiny
(San Francisco Chronicle, 9/28/04)

Stun guns pit law against liberties
(San Francisco Chronicle, 9/26/04)

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