Volume 2, Issue 11: 4-12-05 to 4-18-05

CA Police and Prison News is now published in blog format! In addition to enabling easier access to past issues (see links at left sidebar), the new blog format allows readers to comment on the articles published each week. To leave a comment, click on the comments link at the end of each issue.


Crime News
Violent Crime in L.A. Down 27% This Year
(Los Angeles Times, 4/18/05)

San Fernando Valley violent crime down 35 percent
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/12/05)


Police News
Police station busted with fridge of beer (SF)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/18/05)

LAPD Shows 2 Ways to End Pursuits of Fleeing Cars
(Los Angeles Times, 4/14/05)


Sentencing News
Lethal Injections Called Flawed
(Washington Post, 4/15/05)

Lethal Injection Executions May Cause Suffering
(Los Angeles Times, 4/15/05)


Adult Jail/Prison News
Governor faces uphill battle reforming prisons
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/18/05)

Powerful state corrections officers' union often criticized
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/18/05)

Gangs sear jail atmosphere
(Modesto Bee, 4/17/05)

Prison guard training criticized
(Orange County Register, 4/16/05)

State says health care at prisons 'in a crisis'
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/15/05)

Prison Clinics Called Dirty, Deadly
(Los Angeles Times, 4/14/05)

State Senate OKs prison restructuring
(San Jose Mercury, 4/12/05)

Corrections plan passes in Senate
(Sacramento Bee, 4/12/05)


Reentry News
Op-Ed: State needs to prepare inmates for life outside
(Oakland Tribune, 4/16/05)

Uproar over parole rules
(Sacramento Bee, 4/13/05)

Parole overhaul scrapped
(Sacramento Bee, 4/12/05)