CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 37]: 15-21 October 2005

Community Safety News
Demons are winning on Skid Row (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 16 September 2005

A Corner Where L.A. Hits Rock Bottom
Los Angeles Times, 17 October 2005

Offering Compassion, Not a Cure (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 18 October 2005

Street Conversations With the Broken-Down Brigade (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 19 October 2005

Urban Renaissance Meets the Middle Ages (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 20 October 2005


Sentencing News
A Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a Decade
Legislative Analyst's Office, 20 October 2005

Bulk of '3 strikes' crimes nonviolent, study finds; Longer sentences add $500 million a year to budget
San Francisco Chronicle, 21 October 2005

Dan Walters: 'Three strikes' law a decade later - its impact is still unsettled
Sacramento Bee, 21 October 2005

$100 for each of 3,282 days in prison; State recommends $328,200 award in botched Lodi case
Stockton Record, 21 October 2005


Juvenile Detention & Prison News
Juvenile Justice in California, 2004
California Department of Justice, Bill Lockyer, Attorney General
October 2005
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Adult Jail & Prison News
Inmates' kids need mentoring (Alameda County)
Contra Costa Times, 15 October 2005

Grim reality of prison health care; Doctors, nurses and inmates suffer inside broken system
San Francisco Chronicle, 16 October 2005

Open Letter to Rod Hickman: Prison Guards and Wardens are out of control!
American Chronicle, 18 October 2005

Jails lead in dismal category (Orange Co.)
Orange County Register, 21 October 2005

Death row to get a hearing (San Quentin)
Marin Independent Journal, 21 October 2005


Reentry News
Drug felons: Policy puzzler - Advocates ask why governor refused to lift welfare ban after ending food stamp ban last year
Sacramento Bee, 16 October 2005

Governor overruled on parole of killer (San Mateo Co.)
San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Otober 2005