CA Police & Prison News [Volume 2, Issue 25], 22-28 July 2005

Community Safety News
Anti-gang report card: District attorney reports drop in membership, number of groups (Orange County)
Orange County Register, 22 July 2005

Hate crime reports at 10-year low
San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2005

Identity thieves are often addicts trying to fund habit
Contra Costa Times, 24 July 2005

Compton Stung by Steep Rise in Killings
Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2005

Murders decrease from record 2004 (San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner, 27 July 2005

Dellums Commission Begins Work on Public Policy Reform to Expand Life Paths of Young Men of Color
US Newswire, 25 July 2005

Wide-Ranging Study Aims to Boost Prospects for Minority Men
The Washington Post, 27 July 2005

L.A. County's Desperate Have a New Option: An information and referral service that began this month is a simpler way for people to connect with various social services
Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2005


Law Enforcement News
Taser Claim: Teen's family says force unnecessary, excessive
The Monterey Herald, 26 July 2005

Batterers slipping through cracks; Domestic violence laws badly enforced, state panel finds
San Francisco Chronicle, 27 July 2005


Youth Detention & Prison News
Yolo's New Juvie Hall
The Woodland Daily Democrat, 25 July 2005


Sentencing News
LaMalfa bill signed into law
Chico Enterprise-Record, 22 July 2005


Adult Jail & Prison News
California inmate sues over finger in veggie meal
Reuters News Service, 22 July 2005

Daniel W. Van Ness: Restorative Justice in Prisons
Restorative Justice Online, July 2005 Edition

County pays the price for jail closure
Alameda Times-Star, 26 July 2005

Family alleges prison system 'indifference' led to guard's death
San Diego Union Tribune, 26 July 2005

Stats reflect the redemptive power of faith-based prison reform
Knoxville News Sentinel, 22 July 2005

4,506 People Died While Under the Custody of Law Enforcement Between 1994 and 2003
CA Department of Justice, Criminial Justice Statistics Center, 27 July 2005
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Reentry News
Sex offenders struggle to rejoin society
San Bernardino Sun, 22 July 2005

Parole board assailed over inmate hearings
San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2005

House Education and Workforce Committee Rejects Amendment to Fully Repeal the Ban on Federal Student Aid for People with Drug Convictions
Washington Weekly Roundup, 22 July 2005
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Movement to Expunge Criminal Records Arises in Black America
Newhouse News Service, 26 July 2005

Bill would break barrier to education aid;Drug offenses may no longer block eligibility
The Palm Springs Desert Sun, 26 July 2005