|
|
Volume 2, Issue 12: 4-19-05 to 4-25-05
Crime NewsA Lonely Fight Against Lawlessness (Oakland)(Los Angeles Times, 4/25/05) Police News Lowering barrier to police work (Oakland)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/25/05) Sentencing NewsDrug user bills duel in Senate
(Oakland Tribune, 4/19/05) Adult Jail/Prison NewsIncapacitated inmates cost state millions
(Contra Costa Times, 4/25/05) Kids urge cheaper calls between prisoners, families
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/24/05) Op-Ed: Court should take over prison care(Oakland Tribune, 4/23/05) Windfall to Ease L.A. Jails' Crowding
(Los Angeles Times, 4/19/05) Specialized medical care costly burden for state prisons
(San Jose Mercury News, 4/19/05) Reentry News
Panel Approves Criminal Background Checks, ID Cards for LAX Shuttle Drivers
(Los Angeles Times, 4/19/05)
Volume 2, Issue 11: 4-12-05 to 4-18-05
CA Police and Prison News is now published in blog format! In addition to enabling easier access to past issues (see links at left sidebar), the new blog format allows readers to comment on the articles published each week. To leave a comment, click on the comments link at the end of each issue. Crime NewsViolent Crime in L.A. Down 27% This Year
(Los Angeles Times, 4/18/05) San Fernando Valley violent crime down 35 percent
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/12/05) Police NewsPolice station busted with fridge of beer (SF)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/18/05) LAPD Shows 2 Ways to End Pursuits of Fleeing Cars
(Los Angeles Times, 4/14/05) Sentencing News
Lethal Injections Called Flawed
(Washington Post, 4/15/05) Lethal Injection Executions May Cause Suffering(Los Angeles Times, 4/15/05) Adult Jail/Prison News
Governor faces uphill battle reforming prisons
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/18/05) Powerful state corrections officers' union often criticized
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/18/05) Gangs sear jail atmosphere
(Modesto Bee, 4/17/05) Prison guard training criticized(Orange County Register, 4/16/05) State says health care at prisons 'in a crisis'
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/15/05) Prison Clinics Called Dirty, Deadly
(Los Angeles Times, 4/14/05) State Senate OKs prison restructuring
(San Jose Mercury, 4/12/05) Corrections plan passes in Senate(Sacramento Bee, 4/12/05) Reentry NewsOp-Ed: State needs to prepare inmates for life outside(Oakland Tribune, 4/16/05) Uproar over parole rules
(Sacramento Bee, 4/13/05) Parole overhaul scrapped
(Sacramento Bee, 4/12/05)
Vol. 2, Issue 10: 4-1-05 to 4-11-05
BREAKING NEWS
In an apparent reversal of his outspoken support for increasing public safety by improving the chances of formerly incarcerated people to successfully reenter society after prison, Governor Schwarzenegger has terminated three major incarceration alternatives for parole violators: drug treatment programs, halfway houses and home detention. The rationale for the program cuts cite a lack of evidence of effectiveness and cost-saving, though some suggest the Governor is responding to political pressure from victim advocate groups and the correctional officers union. At the same time, Assemblyman Leno is introducing a bill that would allow nonviolent offenders to be released after completing a successful year under parole supervision. The Leno bill, AB 505, has won the approval of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, but must be approved by several other committees and passed by the full Assembly and Senate to become law. For more information on these breaking stories, see the articles in the Reentry News section below. Police News
Taser-related deaths hot topic
(Modesto Bee, 4/8/05)
Proposed LAPD Immigrant Policy Change Raises Fears
(Los Angeles Times, 4/7/05)
Caution urged on Taser use
(San Jose Mercury News, 4/5/05)
Autopsy set today in Taser subduing
(Modesto Bee, 4/5/05)
Los Angeles Paying Victims $70 Million for Police Graft
(New York Times, 4/1/05)Sentencing NewsPendulum begins swing away from death penalty(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/10/05)
Adult Jail/Prison News
Lawsuit cites epidemic in county jails
(Los Angeles Daily News, 4/7/05)
Compromise prison plan advances, quick approval predicted
(Sacramento Bee, 4/6/05)
Governor in accord on prison changes
(Sacramento Bee, 4/1/05)
Analyst: Revamping state prison system to save in long term
(San Diego Union Tribune, 4/1/05)
Victims' Rights Group Blasts Prison Rehab Plan
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Reentry News
Gov. Making a Quiet Retreat
(Los Angeles Times, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
Ad watch: Ad blasts governor on paroles
(Sacramento Bee, 4/10/05)
State to Scrap Key Parole Reform
(Los Angeles Times, 4/9/05)
Internet registry lets tipsters report info on sex offenders
(San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/8/05)
Sex Offenders Not Welcome, Neighbors Say
(Los Angeles Times, 4/1/05)
|
