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CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 34]: 23-29 September 2005
Community Safety NewsSummer of Fuel Thefts (San Joaquin Co.)Stockton Record, 25 September 2005
Data Reveal Hard Truths for Islanders; No longer lumped in studies with immigrants from Asia, Samoans see a portrait of a troubled community Los Angeles Times, 26 September 2005
Reshaping Services for Mentally Ill: New tax funds fuel an L.A. County plan that would expand programs and go beyond treating symptoms to helping rebuild livesLos Angeles Times, 26 September 2005 Law Enforcement NewsLAPD to Train Cameras on High-Crime Area in WattsLos Angeles Times, 23 September 2005
Lawsuit challenges public strip searches (Oakland)San Francisco Chronicle, 23 September 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsPrison Riots on the Rise - Why not re-classify prisoners as animals so people will care?American Chronicle, 25 September 2005
Publisher for the Perpetrators; Livermore's Ray Hrdlicka launched a magazine for county jail inmates, but a free-speech dispute has put his business plan in solitaryEast Bay Express, 28 September 2005
Chino prison riot leaves two inmates in critical conditionThe Orange County Register, 23 September 2005
Repairs needed after CIM riot; Prison officials say understaffing left guards in jeopardyInland Daily Bulletin, 29 September 2005 Reentry NewsProbation Workers Stage Walkout to Protest Staffing, CompensationLos Angeles Times, 28 September 2005
Mayor Orders Probe of Skid Row Dumping (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times, 27 September 2005
New program to help ex-inmates find work (San Diego Co.)North County Times, 28 September 2005
High court to rule on validity of parolee searchSan Francisco Chronicle, 28 September 2005 National & NoteworthyCrime Rate Remains at 2003 Level, Study Says; Justice Department Statistics at Lowest Mark Since 1973Washington Post, 26 September 2005
Fear Exceeded Crime's Reality in New OrleansNew York Times, 29 September 2005
CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 33]: 16-22 September 2005
Community Safety NewsFrom Promise to Practice: Mental Health Models that Work for Children and YouthFight Crime, Invest in Kids, September 2005 Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view this report. To download, click here.Law Enforcement NewsLaw enforcement survey backs mental health servicesSan Jose Mercury News, 21 September 2005 Survey of California Law Enforcement Leadership on Mental
Health ServicesFight Crime, Invest in Kids California, September 2005 Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view this report. To download, click here.Sentencing News3 could face banishment by fledgling Viejas court (Viejas Reservation)San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 September 2005
Murderers who kill whites more likely to be condemnedSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 21 September 2005
Report: The Impact of Legally Inappropriate Factors on Death Sentencing for California Homicides, 1990-99Pierce, G.L., & Radelet, M.L. (2005). Sta. Clara Law Review, 46, (forthcoming). Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view this report. To download, click here.Youth Detention & Prison NewsNew Name, Same Pain: Another Young Person Dies Behind Bars in California (N.A. Chaderjian)Pacific News Service, 20 September 2005
Plan to alter youth ranches is getting mixed reviews (Sta. Clara Co.)San Jose Mercury News, 18 September 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsEasing the Hard Time: Seeking a haven from gang life, thousands of California inmates are choosing to live on 'sensitive-needs' yardsLos Angeles Times, 16 September 2005
Riverside County Sheriff Presses for JailLos Angeles Times, 16 September 2005
Auditor critical of prison officials; Report finds waste as facilities shut, reopened under private contractsSacramento Bee, 17 September 2005
Rehabilitating prison (CA Institution for Men)Riverside Pree-Enterprise, 18 September 2005
Immigration Check at Inland Jail Is OKd (San Bernardino Co.)Los Angeles Times, 21 September 2005
Detainees at Lancaster Jail Protest Slow Immigration HearingsLos Angeles Times, 21 September 2005
Caught in a loop of madness: The mentally ill endure long waits in jail before being transferred to a psychiatric hospital (San Mateo Co.)San Mateo County Times, 22 September 2005 Reentry NewsNájera assails parole change (Sacramento)Sacramento Bee, 20 September 2005
Sex offender initiative seeks supportStockton Record, 19 September 2005 National & NoteworthyEditorial: We must keep a closer watch on paroleesAtlanta Journal-Constitution, 19 September 2005
Children pay price, too, when parents go wrongHonolulu Advertiser, 22 September 2005
CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 2, Issue 32: 9/9/05 to 9/15/05
New Orleans: Community Safety & Justice in the Wake of DisasterJustice System Faces a Deluge of Challenges (New Orleans)Los Angeles Times, 11 September 2005
New Orleans police under pressureBBC News, World Edition, 12 September 2005 Community Safety NewsPassage of rural crime bill good news for KernBakersfield Californian, 10 September 2005
Youth Voices: Black flight is no answer to city's woes (Richmond)San Francisco Chronicle, 13 September 2005 Sentencing NewsMarjie Lundstrom: New law seeks to separate drunken drivers from their vehiclesSacramento Bee, 10 September 2005 Youth Detention & Prison NewsProgram offers juveniles a second chance (San Joaquin Co.)Stockton Record, 9 September 2005
Editorial: Next step is to shut down brutish juvenile prison (N.A. Chaderjian)San Jose Mercury News, 12 September 2005
Open Forum: Richmond focuses on youth to end violenceSan Francisco Chronicle, 13 September 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsMany L.A. County Jail Inmates Still Held Too LongLos Angeles Times, 9 September 2005
Conflict eyed in private prison deal, as population soars againSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 13 September 2005 (To read the State Auditor's Report, please click here. You will need Adobe Reader to view this report. To download, please click here.) Reentry NewsKeeping tabs on sex offenders a constant job for task force (San Diego) San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 September 2005 Placer is tracking its sex offendersSacramento Bee, 12 September 2005
California's system for parolees called ineffective revolving doorSan Francisco Chronicle, 10 September 2005
CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 2, Issue 31: 2-8 September 2005
This week's feature articlesJohn Ferguson: Prisons and ProfitsThe Economist, 1 September 2005 Gangs on Back Burner at the Homegirl CafeLos Angeles Times, 5 September 2005 Community Safety NewsTriple homicide increases this year's death toll to 13 (East Palo Alto)San Jose Mercury News, 2 September 2005
City presses campaign against gang violence; Use of assault rifle in triple homicide a big concern (East Palo Alto)San Francisco Chronicle, 2 September 2005 Law Enforcement NewsViolent end to life gone awry: A Nuevo woman's death reveals the problems police face in dealing with the mentally ill. (Riverside Co.)Inland Press-Enterprise, 7 September 2005 A New Boiling Point: John Mack was elected as head of the Police Commission to make real changes, but racial tensions remain (Los Angeles)Los Angeles CityBeat, 8 September 2005 Youth Detention & Prison News Teen found dead in youth prison (N.A. Chaderjian)San Jose Mercury News, 2 September 2005
Mother seeks answer in prison death (N.A. Chaderjian)Stockton Record, 5 September 2005
Kids on the Inside (N.A. Chaderjian)Los Angeles CityBeat, 8 September 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsCalipatria riot reflects troubled prison systemSan Diego Union Tribune, 4 September 2005
Speech training a boon to inmates (CA Institution for Women)Riverside Press Enterprise, 3 September 2005
Accident shuts down prison water system (CA Institution for Men)Inland Daily Bulletin, 6 September 2005
Family files suit against CDC over negligence (CA Medical Facility)Vallejo Times Herald, 7 September 2005
CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 2, Issue 30: 26 August - 1 September 2005
This week's feature article
Youth prison guards reinstated after videotaped beating of wardsSan Francisco Chronicle (AP), 30 August 2005 Community Safety News
State's war on pot getting more violent (San Benito Co.)San Francisco Chronicle, 28 August 2005 Open Forum: Do surveillance cameras make the city safer? (San Francisco) PRO: They can transform 'high crime' neighborhoodsCON: They push crime elsewhere and spy on the rest of usSan Francisco Chronicle, 28 August 2005 Mental health providers give their two cents on $25 million windfallNorth County Times, 30 August 2005
Color Bind: San Jose's gang landscape is changing, with an influx of Sureños threatening Norteño dominance and leading to an upsurge in violence at gang borders around the cityMetro Silicon Valley, August 31-September 6, 2005 Law Enforcement NewsJuly 2005 Report from the Attorney General's Task Force on
Local Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence:
Keeping the Promise - Victim Safety and Batterer Accountability*Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view the report. To download this application, please click here
LAPD May Relax Its Hiring RulesLos Angeles Times, 29 August 2005 Sentencing NewsJury instructions made simple; Panel to vote today on 700 newly worded judge's directivesSan Francisco Chronicle, 26 August 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsDrug suspect freed as staff shortage overwhelms jail (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 27 August 2005
The Sound of SilenceAmerican Chronicle, 29 August 2005 Reentry NewsLawyers reach out as parolee mentors (San Diego Co.)San Diego Union Tribune, 29 August 2005 Setting a high bar: Dale McKinney, once serving life in prison, prepares to practice law. How did he do it?Sacramento Bee, 28 August 2005
State, local officials back tougher laws on sexual predatorsSan Jose Mercury News, 29 August 2005
Parole office locations open for input (San Mateo Co.)San Mateo County Times, 1 September 2005
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