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Crime News

Richmond muggers prey on Latinos
(Contra Costa Times, 1/27/05)

Police News

Plan to Add 250 LAPD Officers Is Approved
(Los Angeles Times, 1/27/05)

Sentencing News

Death sentence appeal rejected
(San Jose Mercury News, 2/3/05)

Panel Backs Gov.'s Parole Board Picks
(Los Angeles Times, 1/27/05)

Adult Jail/Prison News

L.A. Jail Called Deadly, Outdated
(Los Angeles Times, 2/3/05)

Mendota preps for prison jobs
(Fresno Bee, 1/31/05)

Helping Vets in Jail Get a Fresh Start
(Los Angeles Times, 1/30/05)

California prison population at critical mass
(Bakersfield Californian, 1/30/05)

Panelists dispute plan to overhaul prisons
(Sacramento Bee, 1/28/05)

Brain-Dead Man Incarcerated
(Los Angeles Times, 1/28/05)

Pat-Down Searches of Female Inmates by Male Guards Banned
(Los Angeles Times, 1/27/05)

Skin Bacteria Spread in L.A. County Jails
(Los Angeles Times, 1/26/05)

Baca's Plan to Screen Inmates OKd
(Los Angeles Times, 1/26/05)

Reentry News

Protesters oppose sex offender's move
(San Francisco Chronicle, 1/30/05)

Youth Prison News

CYA staffers shun settlement in fight case
(Stockton Record, 2/2/05)

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