CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 2, Issue 29: 18-25 August 2005

This week's feature article
California has one of highest murder-suicide rates in nation; Finances often trigger murder-suicides
Oakland Tribune, 20 August 2005


Community Safety News
Federal Officials Announce Meth Measures; Congressional critics say the antidrug ads, treatment grants and website aren't enough
Los Angeles Times, 19 August 2005

Camp gives at-risk kids a sense of family and fun; Effort to keep youth from following relatives into prison
San Francicsco Chronicle, 23 August 2005

We're Still No. 1: Rate of car thefts in Stanislaus County leads nation in 2004
Modesto Bee, 23 August 2005


Law Enforcement News
Ranked and filed: Register review finds cities that contract with the Sheriff's Department get below-average results. (Orange County)
Orange County Register, 21 August 2005


Youth Detention & Prison News
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE: When play turns dangerous
San Francisco Chronicle, 22 August 2005

Chaos in probation office (Orange County)
Orange County Register, 23 August 2005

CYA death still a mystery: A year later, a young inmate's family wants answers
Oakland Tribune, 23 August 2005

Population Drops at Boys Ranch
Gilroy Dispatch, 25 August 2005


Adult Jail & Prison News
Lockdown at Salinas Valley Prison is Cruel but not Unusual
American Chronicle, 18 August 2005

Terror allegations prompt debate about inmate religious meetings
San Francisco Chronicle (AP), 19 August 2005

Calipatria prison locked down in wake of fatal riot
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 August 2005

Former inmates tell horror stories of rape; Bipartisan commission gathering testimony to draft federal rules
San Francisco Chronicle, 20 August 2005

Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts (San Francisco)
New York Times, 20 August 2005

My Perfect Man: Marrying an Inmate Can Work
San Francisco Chronicle, 23 August 2005

Soledad prison lockdown lifted
Monterey Herald, 25 August 2005


Reentry News
Elections office registering jail inmates, ex-convicts (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 24 August 2005