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Youth Prison News

Five-Part Series on the California Youth Authority
(San Jose Mercury News, 10/21/04)

Some Reforms Blocked, but Prison System Is Improving, Senator Says
(Los Angeles Times, 10/14/04) (registration required)

Other Youth Justice News

Truants have their day in his court
(Orange County Register, 10/21/04) (registration required)

Adult Jail/Prison News

Three-Strikes Debate Centers on Early-Outs
(Los Angeles Times, 10/21/04) (registration required)

Voters Favor Scaling Back 3-Strikes Law
(Los Angeles Times, 10/20/04) (registration required)

Area law officials oppose Prop. 66
(Sacramento Bee, 10/20/04) (registration required)

Release of convicts a hot-button issue
(Orange County Register, 10/20/04) (registration required)

State audit urges better discipline for prison staff
(Sacramento Bee, 10/20/04)

Attorneys group urges moratorium on death penalty
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/18/04)

Easing up on killers
(Los Angeles Daily News, 10/17/04)

March pushes 3-strike change
(San Bernadino County Sun, 10/17/04)

Prison gang's pockets deep
(Sacramento Bee, 10/17/04)

The buzz: Guards union may lose taste for 'three-strikes' fight
(Sacramento Bee, 10/16/04)

Stories render Prop. 66 divisive
(Contra Costa Times, 10/16/04) (registration required)

As Californians' worries shift, so does their stance on 'three strikes'
(Sacramento Bee, 10/14/04)

Police News

Lockyer vows help to fight L.A. gangs
(Los Angeles Daily News, 10/21/04)

Ex-Officer Admits to Robberies
(Los Angeles Times, 10/20/04) (registration required)

Campaign Makes False Claims About Crime Rate
(Los Angeles Times, 10/19/04) (registration required)

A Plea for Public Safety
(Los Angeles Times, 10/18/04) (registration required)

Frequent Fire (LAPD)
(Los Angeles Times, 10/18/04) (registration required)

Police tax hike a loaded issue?
(Los Angeles Daily News, 10/17/04)

Investigating Their Own
(Los Angeles Times, 10/17/14) (registration required)

A New Name, and More Rigor (LAPD)
(Los Angeles Times, 10/17/04) (registration required)

D.A. Might Retry 3 Rampart Officers
(Los Angeles Times, 10/16/04) (registration required)

Reentry News

No. 1 ranking a downer for Fresno: City struggles to address high drug-use rate
(San Jose Mercury News, 10/18/04)

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