CA Police and Prison News |
Jan. 14-Jan. 25, 2005 |
Volume 2, Issue 2 |
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Crime News
Gang turf spreads to Santa Rosa
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/20/05)
Police News
Prosecutor testifies in 'Riders' retrial
(Contra Costa Times, 1/25/05)CHP officer arrested in fraud case
(Sacramento Bee, 1/22/05)Police Case May Haunt Cities ( L.A.)
(Los Angeles Times, 1/20/05)L.A. officials save only enough money to hire just 5 more cops
(Los Angeles Daily News, 1/17/05 )More cops hit streets ( L.A. )
(Los Angeles Daily News, 1/16/05 )
Sentencing News
Blacks most likely to face felony gun charges
(Sacramento Bee, 1/24/05)
Adult Jail/Prison News
Legislator Wants Inquiry Into Plan to Reopen Prisons
(Los Angeles Times, 1/25/05)Prison factory chief plans a turnaround
(Sacramento Bee, 1/24/05)Price of prisoner care
(San Jose Mercury News, 1/23/05)Governor moves to reopen Kern private prisons
(Bakersfield Californian, 1/22/05)As Private Jails Reopen, Critics See Long Arm of the Lobbyists
(Los Angeles Times, 1/21/05)Governor sets high bar for clemency
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/21/05)Murderer slipped quietly into death
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/20/05)Guards: State lied to justices
(Riverside Press, 1/19/05)Murderer Beardslee executed
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/19/05)Demonstrators rally outside San Quentin to assail execution
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/19/05)Governor denies clemency for killer as court rejects last appeals
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/18/05)Slaying ignites prison guards' fury
(Sacramento Bee, 1/16/05)The problem with prisons: Meaningful reform must include a central data system
(Sacramento Bee, 1/16/05)
Reentry News
Ruling Limits Challenges of Parole Denials
(Los Angeles Times, 1/25/05)Employer puts his faith to work
(Riverside Press, 1/24/05)Curfews may help curb crime in Oakland
(Oakland Tribune, 1/23/05)Inmate Says Parole Board Is Biased
(Los Angeles Times, 1/16/05)
Youth Prison News
Mentally Ill Kids Incarcerated, Study Finds
(Los Angeles Times, 1/25/05)Mentally ill youths unnecessarily detained, report says
(Sacramento Bee, 1/24/05)
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