CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, Issue 28] 12-18 August 2005

This week's featured articles
Jeff Gerritt: Inmates may have it right -- prisons all about jobs
Detroit Free Press, 16 August 2005

Death without dignity
San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 17 - August 23, 2005, Vol. 39, No. 46

Community Safety News
LAPD gun tracking effort will be tested in Valley
Los Angeles Daily News, 12 August 2005

Kern schools weigh gun safety program for kindergartners
Bakersfield Californian, 12 August 2005

Center aiding victims of violence loses funds (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 15 August 2005

Study confirms role of meth in HIV; Drug users three times more likely to acquire infection
San Francisco Chronicle, 16 August 2005


Law Enforcement News
Deputies Appeal Discipline in Shooting
Los Angeles Times, 14 August 2005

LAPD Fired on Suspects 56 Times in '04;Report shows an 18% increase in serious-force incidents
Los Angeles Times, 17 August 2005


Sentencing News
Death-penalty bill alarms many
San Jose Mercury News, 16 August 2005

Editorial: Against the drug war
Washington Post, 16 August 2005

Inmate charged in 1981 rape that led to wrongful conviction
San Jose Mercury News, 17 August 2005


Youth Detention & Prison News
Crackdown aims at youth prison; Violent "Chad" shut to new inmates
San Jose Mercury News (AP), 13 August 2005


Adult Jail & Prison News
Prison system inconsistencies frustrate inmates aching to help
Contra Costa Times, 12 August 2005

'I have nothing out there': James Porter in his own words
Auburn Journal, 14 August 2005

Ambulance rates for prisons stir outrage (CMF and CSP-Solano)
Vacaville Reporter, 12 August 2005

Lockdown reaches week four (Salinas Valley State Prison)
Monterey Herald, 13 August 2005

Folsom prison inmates tied to terror case
Sacramento Bee, 17 August 2005


Reentry News
Yucaipa eyes parolees
San Bernardino Sun, 14 August 2005

Bills tighten sex-offender tracking
Sacramento Bee, 17 August 2005

Editorial: We need a smart law on sexual predators, not just a tough one
San Jose Mercury News, 18 August 2005