Volume 2, Issue 15: 5-13-05 to 5-19-05

Police News
Police tell judge they'll deal with misconduct (Oakland)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/19/05)

County to Pay Woman Shot by Deputies (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 5/18/05)

Monitor: LAPD discipline weak
(Los Angeles Daily Bulletin, 5/18/05)

Speedier Ways to Punish Officers Urged (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 5/17/05)

Jackson Seeks FBI Probe of Shooting (LA)
(Los Angeles Times, 5/16/05)

Long Beach Shooting Spurs Homeless Debate
(Los Angeles Times, 5/16/05)

Through Lawyer, Deputies Issue Apology for Firing Hail of Bullets
(Los Angeles Times, 5/14/05)


Sentencing News
California lawmakers push to make officer killings federal crime
(Sacramento Bee, 5/16/05)


Youth Prison News
Reforms at CYA's Stark won't happen overnight
(Los Angeles Daily Bulletin, 5/17/05)

Youth Authority changes seen as a start
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/17/05)

Guards' Chief Backs but Questions CYA Plan
(Los Angeles Times, 5/17/05)

State to Detail Reform of CYA
(Los Angeles Times, 5/16/05)


Adult Jail/Prison News
Glitches handcuff city's move to open new jail (SF)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/18/05)

Ailing Prison System Finds Friend in Criminologist
(Los Angeles Times, 5/16/05)

The buzz: Revised budget delivers half-loaf on rehab
(Sacramento Bee, 5/16/05)

Budget Analysis: Prisons
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/14/05)

State Bar recommends suspension of lawyer
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/14/05)

Prisons unable to confine costs
(Orange County Register, 5/13/05)


Reentry News
Judge orders state to revive parole projects
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5/13/05)