CA Police and Prison News |
December 1-10, 2004 |
Volume 1, Issue 38 |
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Crime News
4 White Youths Held in Black Teen's Beating (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 12/8/04)
Police News
D.A. Won't Retry Officers (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 12/10/04)Five years later, Rampart corruption case is dismissed
(Sacramento Bee, 12/9/04)ACLU sues to scrap Prop. 69 and its DNA databank
(San Francisco Chronicle, 12/8/04)CHP urges pension probe
(Sacramento Bee, 12/1/04)Officer tells of training by 'Riders'
(Oakland Tribune, 12/1/04)
Adult Sentencing News
State court to decide death penalty standard for retarded
(San Francisco Chronicle, 12/7/04)SR man sentenced to help family
(Press Democrat, 12/4/04)Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 24 Years Files Civil Rights Suit
(Los Angeles Times, 12/1/04)
Adult Jail/Prison News
More County Jail Funds Urged (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 12/10/04)Suit alleges inmates left in cold with little covering during search
(Bakersfield Californian, 12/5/04)Changes Made to Drug Laws Don't Satisfy Advocates (New York)
(New York Times, 12/9/04)
Reentry News
Report: State losing track of sex offenders
(Contra Costa Times, 12/10/04)Parole chief 'wonderful,' but he's out
(Sacramento Bee, 12/3/04)Shakeup in Leadership of Parole System Is Planned
(Los Angeles Times, 12/2/04)
Youth Prison News
Study: Punishment outweighs treatment
(Stockton Record, 12/8/04)Overhaul urged after CYA abuse allegation
(Ventura County Star, 12/4/04)CYA Guards Accused of Misconduct
(Los Angeles Times, 12/2/04)
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