CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 35]: 9/30/05 to 10/06/05

Community Safety News
Youths Join Bid to Fight Rape; High school in Los Feliz takes part in a pilot program to teach young men respect for women
Los Angeles Times, 30 September 2005

Suit challenging county gun ban can proceed (Alameda Co.)
Oakland Tribune, 1 October 2005

31 safety bills are signed
Fresno Bee, 5 October 2005


Law Enforcement News
2 Strategies on Policing Homeless: LAPD chief touts arrests for crimes downtown. Sheriff says sweeps won't solve the big problem
Los Angeles Times, 6 October 2005


Youth Detention & Prison News
Inside 'CHAD,' California's most notorious youth prison
Oakland Tribune, 1 October 2005

Chad puts off more new wards
Stockton Record, 2 October 2005

Wards Shift Course of Fires -- and Their Lives (Ventura YCF)
Los Angeles Times, 3 October 2005


Adult Jail & Prison News
City jail's blanket strip searches illegal (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 1 October 2005

A Journey Toward Healing;Restorative justice brings crime victims and perpetrators together to confront the loss
Los Angeles Times, 1 October 2005

Moss David Posner: Just One More Day
American Chronicle, 2 October 2005

Judge assails death rate, health care in prisons
San Jose Mercury News, 4 October 2005


Reentry News
S.F. may ease ex-felon hiring
Sacramento Bee, 3 October 2005

Parolees to be tracked with global satellites
San Jose Mercury News, 5 October 2005


NO WAY OUT: Dashed Hopes
This New York Times series examines the swelling population of prisoners who are serving life sentences, often not for murder.

To More Inmates, Life Term Means Dying Behind Bars
New York Times, 2 October 2005

No Way Out: Jailed for Life After Crimes as Teenagers
New York Times, 3 October 2005

Serving Life, With No Chance of Redemption
New York Times, 6 October 2005

Life Without Parole: Multimedia Feature
New York Times, 2 October 2005