CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 21: 24 June to 30 June 2005

Crime News
Bill would boot out foreigners in gangs
Los Angeles Daily News, 29 June 2005

Richmond homicides continue to mount
Contra Costa Times, 28 June 2005

Editorial: To Catch a Thief
New York Times, 28 June 2005

Baca calls city's gang violence 'barbarism' (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Daily News, 26 June 2005


Police News
Police unions take Oakland's side in lawsuit
Contra Costa Times, 28 June 2005


Youth Prison News
For the Kid's Sake: the way out of a troubled system
San Francisco Chronicle, 27 June 2005

Parents push for public juvenile trials (Marin County)
Marin Independent Journal, 27 June 2005

Hated youth prison draws activists' ire
San Jose Mercury News, 26 June 2005


Adult Jail/Prison News
Prison Smoking Ban Likely to Bring a Pack of Changes
Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2004

A Penny Exposes Jail's Weak Points (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2005

Chino Valley takes CIM fight to capital
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 28 June 2005

Oakland jail union staffers sue to halt closure
Montclarion, 28 June 2005

Information? Not here: Report on prison death answers little (Wasco State Prison)
Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2005

Drug program pulls itself out of crisis (Alternatives to incarceration)
Ventura Star, 27 June 2005

Free to work: Convicts lend hand fighting blazes (Riverside County)
Riverside Press-Enterprise, 27 June 2005

Federal efforts fail to contain prison gang (Salinas)
Monterey Herald, 26 June 2005

Agencies counsel on rights, responsibilities regarding child-support payments (San Quentin)
Fairfield Daily Republic, 24 June 2005

Dying on our dime: California's prisons are teeming with older inmates who run up staggering medical costs
Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2005

The price of punishment (Photo essay)
Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2005

Prison Officials Dispute Halt in Sweeps
Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2005


Reentry News
Freed from prison, wrongly convicted man must now prove his innocence
Sacramento Bee (AP), 29 June 2005

Sparks fly over parole office move (San Mateo County)
San Mateo County Times, 25 June 2005

A Senseless Rule in Los Angeles
New York Times, 25 June 2005

Rehabilitated addict fights to be allowed to teach
San Jose Mercury News, 25 June 2005


The Jefferson Award: Olivia Wang, prisoners' rights advocate
San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2005

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 20: 17 June to 23 June 2005

Crime News
Richmond rejects emergency plan
Contra Costa Times, 23 June 2005

Richmond council weighs calling state of emergency
Contra Costa Times, 22 June 2005

Richmond leaders declare 'emergency' over killings
Contra Costa Times, 17 June 2005

Sweep Targets Vineland Boyz (San Fernando Valley)
Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2005

Is history repeating? Racial tension raises concerns (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Daily News, 19 June 2005

Senator proposes sex abuse legislation
San Jose Mercury News, 19 June 2005

Feedback From Truly Pacific Islands; Two Bay Area officers travel to the peaceful Kingdom of Tonga and ask: How do we quell violence among young Tongan Americans?
Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2005


Police News
Richmond police get $2 million
Contra Costa Times, 23 June 2005

OT cost hits Oakland's bottom line
Contra Costa Times, 18 June 2005


Sentencing News
Calif. justices uphold judges' broad sentencing leeway
San Diego Union-Tribune (AP), 20 June 2005


Youth Prison News
Fresh approach for troubled kids (Santa Clara County)
San Jose Mercury News, 20 June 2005


Adult Jail/Prison News
Changes coming to prison in response to stabbing of guard (CA Institution for Men)
Inland Daily News, 21 June 2005

Fatal Shooting at State Prison Deemed Justified (Wasco State Prison)
Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2005

In prison as murderer, he is now priest (CSP Solano)
Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2005

Drug treatment option failing, grand jury says (San Mateo County)
San Jose Mercury News, 21 June 2005

County fumes over Oakland jail closure
Oakland Tribune, 21 June 2005

Rethinking Treatment of Female Prisoners
Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2005

City shuts jail to fill fiscal gap (Oakland)
Oakland Tribune, 17 June 2005


Reentry News
GPS to monitor parolee (Mead Valley)
Riverside Press-Enterprise, 21 June 2005

Molesters: thousands live hidden among us
San Francisco Chronicle, 19 June 2005

Child Advocate Calls for National Website for Tracking Molesters
Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2005

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 19: 10 June-16 June 2005

Crime News
Extradition stirs up controversy; Suspect in cop slayings returned
Los Angeles Daily News, 11 June 2005

Prosecutor allegedly cut deal for drugs: Indictment says he traded light sentence for meth, ecstasy
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2005


Police News
San Bernardino County sees surge in officer-involved shootings
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 11 June 2005

Agents Lose Police Brutality Lawsuit (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2005

Different Speeds for Wheels of Discipline (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2005

With charges dismissed, Oakland Riders want jobs back
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2005

12 Deputies Suspended in Shooting (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2005


Youth Prison News
Youth Authority seeing red
Sacramento Bee, 15 June 2005

CYA high school loses accreditation
Stockton Record, 13 June 2005

Youth files strip-search suit against Contra Costa
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2005


Adult Jail/Prison News
Moratorium sought on death penalty
San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2005

Kern Valley Prison to Open But Opponents Still Slam It
Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2005

Feds cut funds as illegals fill jails
Los Angeles Daily News, 15 June 2005

Opening of new prison marks end of era in California
Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2005

No limits on guard union hours
Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2005

No. 2 official in corrections announces he will resign
San Jose Mercury News, 14 June 2005

Arbitrator favors prison guards' union in contract dispute
Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2005

Contract pits guards vs. governor
Sacramento Bee, 12 June 2005

CIM warden fired
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 11 June 2005

Escape From L.A. Station Is Just Latest Sign of Flaws
Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2005

State prisons ordered to restart parole programs, hike inmate pay
Sacramento Bee, 10 June 2005

Prison Agency Taken to Task on Inmate Pay
Los Angeles Time, 10 June 2005

Alternatives to Prison to Be Restored
Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2005

Fighting AIDS Behind Bars (California)
New York Times, 10 June 2005


Reentry News
Parole moves broke judge's order
Sacramento Bee, 11 June 2005

Sex-offender law's effects raise qualms (Riverside County
Riverside Press-Enterprise, 10 June 2005

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 18: 3 June - 9 June 2005

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 18: 3 June - 9 June 2005

Crime News
Feeling Safer? Violent Crimes Down Overall (Southern California)
Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2005

Plan to arrest 'sideshow' watchers fails (Oakland)
San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2005

Gang watch in schools: Who's in, who's not? (Sacramento)
Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2005

Ruling Eases Use of Police Personnel Files for Defense
Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2005


Police News
Sheriff's Department Alters Vehicle Shooting Policy (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2005

Budgets for Public Safety Still Growing (Ventura County)
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2005

Medical pot users say they won't stop; Legal impact: Consensus is enforcement won't increase (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2005

Local Police, U.S. Agents Differ on Raids (Corona, Ontario and Escondido)
Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2005

DA won't seek 3rd 'Riders' trial (Oakland)
Oakland Tribune, 3 June 2005


Adult Jail/Prison News
For Celebrity Convicts, a Safe Space Behind Bars (Corcoran State Prison)
Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2005

Judge speeds prison decision
Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2005

State prisons aim to fix health care
San Jose Mercury News, 8 June 2005

County May Resume Immigration Training for Jailers (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2005


Reentry News
Florez seeks to close law loophole
Bakersfield Californian, 3 June 2005

Volume 2, Issue 17: 5-27-05 to 6-2-05

CA Police and Prison News Volume 2, Issue 17: 5-27-05 to 6-2-05


Youth Prison News
Standing Between the Lockup and a Diploma (Los Angeles)
(Los Angeles Times, 5-30-05)

Overhaul of youth prisons outlined
(San Jose Mercury News, 5-28-05)


Sentencing News
Court Backs Sentencing Reviews
(Los Angeles Times, 6-2-05)

Sentencing judges to decide on cutting terms
(San Francisco Chronicle, 6-2-05)


Adult Jail/Prison News
Overseer sought for inmates' health care
(San Francisco Chronicle, 6-1-05)

State, guards dispute union hours
(Sacramento Bee, 6-1-05)

Prison protest targets Fresno, 3 other cities
(Fresno Bee, 5-31-05)

Inmate worker program faces test
(Sacramento Bee, 5-30-05)

Care for Mentally Ill Inmates Scrutinized
(Los Angeles Times, 5-29-05)

Scientologists Reach Behind Bars
(Los Angeles Times, 5-29-05)

Is death row in Folsom's future?
(Sacramento Bee, 5-29-05)

State prison system going cold turkey
(Inland Daily Bulletin, 5-26-05)


Reentry News
Sex-offender database falls short (Riverside)
(Riverside Press-Enterprise, 5-31-05)

Plan would limit ex-cons' ownership of certain dogs (Contra Costa County)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 5-27-05)