Vol. 2, Issue 10: 4-1-05 to 4-11-05
BREAKING NEWS
In an apparent reversal of his outspoken support for increasing public safety by improving the chances of formerly incarcerated people to successfully reenter society after prison, Governor Schwarzenegger has terminated three major incarceration alternatives for parole violators: drug treatment programs, halfway houses and home detention. The rationale for the program cuts cite a lack of evidence of effectiveness and cost-saving, though some suggest the Governor is responding to political pressure from victim advocate groups and the correctional officers union. At the same time, Assemblyman Leno is introducing a bill that would allow nonviolent offenders to be released after completing a successful year under parole supervision. The Leno bill, AB 505, has won the approval of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, but must be approved by several other committees and passed by the full Assembly and Senate to become law. For more information on these breaking stories, see the articles in the Reentry News section below.
Police News
Taser-related deaths hot topic
(Modesto Bee, 4/8/05)
Proposed LAPD Immigrant Policy Change Raises Fears
(Los Angeles Times, 4/7/05)
Caution urged on Taser use
(San Jose Mercury News, 4/5/05)
Autopsy set today in Taser subduing
(Modesto Bee, 4/5/05)
Los Angeles Paying Victims $70 Million for Police Graft
(New York Times, 4/1/05)
Sentencing News
Pendulum begins swing away from death penalty
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/10/05)
Adult Jail/Prison News
Lawsuit cites epidemic in county jails
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/7/05)
Compromise prison plan advances, quick approval predicted
(Sacramento Bee, 4/6/05)
Governor in accord on prison changes
(Sacramento Bee, 4/1/05)
Analyst: Revamping state prison system to save in long term
(San Diego Union Tribune, 4/1/05)
Victims' Rights Group Blasts Prison Rehab Plan
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Reentry News
Gov. Making a Quiet Retreat
(Los Angeles Times, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Ad watch: Ad blasts governor on paroles
(Sacramento Bee, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Internet registry lets tipsters report info on sex offenders
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/8/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
In an apparent reversal of his outspoken support for increasing public safety by improving the chances of formerly incarcerated people to successfully reenter society after prison, Governor Schwarzenegger has terminated three major incarceration alternatives for parole violators: drug treatment programs, halfway houses and home detention. The rationale for the program cuts cite a lack of evidence of effectiveness and cost-saving, though some suggest the Governor is responding to political pressure from victim advocate groups and the correctional officers union. At the same time, Assemblyman Leno is introducing a bill that would allow nonviolent offenders to be released after completing a successful year under parole supervision. The Leno bill, AB 505, has won the approval of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, but must be approved by several other committees and passed by the full Assembly and Senate to become law. For more information on these breaking stories, see the articles in the Reentry News section below.
Police News
Taser-related deaths hot topic
(Modesto Bee, 4/8/05)
Proposed LAPD Immigrant Policy Change Raises Fears
(Los Angeles Times, 4/7/05)
Caution urged on Taser use
(San Jose Mercury News, 4/5/05)
Autopsy set today in Taser subduing
(Modesto Bee, 4/5/05)
Los Angeles Paying Victims $70 Million for Police Graft
(New York Times, 4/1/05)
Sentencing News
Pendulum begins swing away from death penalty
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/10/05)
Adult Jail/Prison News
Lawsuit cites epidemic in county jails
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/7/05)
Compromise prison plan advances, quick approval predicted
(Sacramento Bee, 4/6/05)
Governor in accord on prison changes
(Sacramento Bee, 4/1/05)
Analyst: Revamping state prison system to save in long term
(San Diego Union Tribune, 4/1/05)
Victims' Rights Group Blasts Prison Rehab Plan
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Reentry News
Gov. Making a Quiet Retreat
(Los Angeles Times, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Ad watch: Ad blasts governor on paroles
(Sacramento Bee, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Internet registry lets tipsters report info on sex offenders
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/8/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
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