CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 38]: 10 - 16 December 2005
The Death Penalty Debate & the Execution of Stanley Tookie Williams
Officials Focus on Williams Decision; Governor is reviewing material as L.A. council members call for peaceful reaction to whatever he decides in plea for clemency.
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
South L.A. Divided on Williams' Fate; Some who knew Crips founder say he should pay for his crimes. Others aren't so sure.
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
Every Execution Detail Prescribed
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
Williams case is a classroom catalyst for death-penalty debate
Sacramento Bee, 10 December 2005
Williams' Lawyer Appeals to Supreme Court
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Californians soul-searching in countdown to execution
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
Glitz and Gore of Williams Case Draw Foreign Media
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Appeals Court Denies Williams' Request for Stay of Execution
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
Death penalty foes appeal for Williams' life; Inmate's supporters gather in Oakland, S.F., and at prison
San Francisco Chronicle, 12 December 2005
Aging, Ill Inmate Is Next in Line for Execution
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
State could push for 5 executions in busier 2006
Orange County Register, 12 December 2005
Prosecutor in Williams' case faces suit in fatal shooting
San Jose Mercury News (AP), 12 December 2005
Tookie Williams Is Executed
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
Williams Executed
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
Time runs out; No eleventh-hour reprieve for Stanley Tookie Williams
Oakland Tribune, 13 December 2005
In black community, Williams case brings out calls for mercy and calls for punishment
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
More sadness than anger greets the decision against clemency
San Jose Mercury News, 13 December 2005
Disagreement runs deep on forgiveness for killers
Inland Press-Enterprise (Riverside Co.), 13 December 2005
Case Draws Conflicting Views; Williams' sentence elicits strong and heartfelt feelings throughout the state regarding crime, mercy and punishment
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
Death penalty moratorium on the table
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Many young blacks say execution was unfair; Sadness and frustration that Williams is gone
San Francisco Chronicle, 14 December 2005
Gang Counselors Find Williams Was Mostly Forgotten; Workers hope those who fought execution of the Crips co-founder and convicted killer will shift their efforts to aiding at-risk youths
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Eyewitness: Watching the Death of Inmate C29300
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Points West: A Barbaric End to a Barbaric Life
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Daniel Weintraub: Feeling ambivalent on Tookie, the death penalty
Sacramento Bee, 15 December 2005
Dan Glaister:'The state should not administer death;'The rate of executions in California is speeding up, but opinion is beginning to turn against the death penalty
Guardian (UK) Unlimited, 16 December 2005
Community Safety News
New funds to aid mentally ill; Proposition 63 money could transform care system (Santa Clara Co.)
San Jose Mercury News, 11 December 2005
Cities Rethinking Aid for Homeless; As Los Angeles looks to solve its problem, an aggressive new effort to get people off the streets in Santa Monica could provide a blueprint
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Compton Records Its 68th Homicide
Los Angeles Times, 15 December 2005
San Joaquin: The new Appalachia?
Sacramento Bee, 16 December 2005
Law Enforcement News
Captain demands apology; Bayview Station commander denies involvement in video (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 10 December 2005
News Analysis: Scandals punctuate the history of SFPD; Videos are only the latest indication of troubles in department
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
LAPD Chief Backs Cameras in Police Cars
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
LAPD Use of Force Studied
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
No arrests made in 80% of homicides; In 2005, 74 of 94 cases remain open, police report says (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
Agent absolved in killing; Narcotics officer said he thought victim was armed (San Jose)
San Francisco Chronicle, 14 December 2005
Rally targets sheriff's plan for migrant checks; A coalition says training deputies to enforce federal laws will cost millions (Sta. Ana)
Orange County Register 16 December 2005
Youth Detention & Prison News
Teacher changing lives down at Juvenile Hall (Stanislaus Co.)
Modesto Bee, 13 December 2005
CDC labels youngsters ‘habitual offenders,’ provides no treatment
San Francisco Bay View, 14 December 2005
Adult Jail & Prison News
Points West: Mentally Ill in the Jail? It's a Crime
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Lock-Up Learning: Higher education at prisons is making a comeback--and a difference
North Bay Bohemian, 14 December 2005
Reentry News
Marjie Lundstrom: Woman's break from her past is a story of second chances
Sacramento Bee, 10 December 2005
Officials Focus on Williams Decision; Governor is reviewing material as L.A. council members call for peaceful reaction to whatever he decides in plea for clemency.
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
South L.A. Divided on Williams' Fate; Some who knew Crips founder say he should pay for his crimes. Others aren't so sure.
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
Every Execution Detail Prescribed
Los Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
Williams case is a classroom catalyst for death-penalty debate
Sacramento Bee, 10 December 2005
Williams' Lawyer Appeals to Supreme Court
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Californians soul-searching in countdown to execution
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
Glitz and Gore of Williams Case Draw Foreign Media
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Appeals Court Denies Williams' Request for Stay of Execution
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
Death penalty foes appeal for Williams' life; Inmate's supporters gather in Oakland, S.F., and at prison
San Francisco Chronicle, 12 December 2005
Aging, Ill Inmate Is Next in Line for Execution
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
State could push for 5 executions in busier 2006
Orange County Register, 12 December 2005
Prosecutor in Williams' case faces suit in fatal shooting
San Jose Mercury News (AP), 12 December 2005
Tookie Williams Is Executed
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
Williams Executed
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
Time runs out; No eleventh-hour reprieve for Stanley Tookie Williams
Oakland Tribune, 13 December 2005
In black community, Williams case brings out calls for mercy and calls for punishment
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
More sadness than anger greets the decision against clemency
San Jose Mercury News, 13 December 2005
Disagreement runs deep on forgiveness for killers
Inland Press-Enterprise (Riverside Co.), 13 December 2005
Case Draws Conflicting Views; Williams' sentence elicits strong and heartfelt feelings throughout the state regarding crime, mercy and punishment
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
Death penalty moratorium on the table
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Many young blacks say execution was unfair; Sadness and frustration that Williams is gone
San Francisco Chronicle, 14 December 2005
Gang Counselors Find Williams Was Mostly Forgotten; Workers hope those who fought execution of the Crips co-founder and convicted killer will shift their efforts to aiding at-risk youths
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Eyewitness: Watching the Death of Inmate C29300
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Points West: A Barbaric End to a Barbaric Life
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Daniel Weintraub: Feeling ambivalent on Tookie, the death penalty
Sacramento Bee, 15 December 2005
Dan Glaister:'The state should not administer death;'The rate of executions in California is speeding up, but opinion is beginning to turn against the death penalty
Guardian (UK) Unlimited, 16 December 2005
Community Safety News
New funds to aid mentally ill; Proposition 63 money could transform care system (Santa Clara Co.)
San Jose Mercury News, 11 December 2005
Cities Rethinking Aid for Homeless; As Los Angeles looks to solve its problem, an aggressive new effort to get people off the streets in Santa Monica could provide a blueprint
Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Compton Records Its 68th Homicide
Los Angeles Times, 15 December 2005
San Joaquin: The new Appalachia?
Sacramento Bee, 16 December 2005
Law Enforcement News
Captain demands apology; Bayview Station commander denies involvement in video (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 10 December 2005
News Analysis: Scandals punctuate the history of SFPD; Videos are only the latest indication of troubles in department
San Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
LAPD Chief Backs Cameras in Police Cars
Los Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
LAPD Use of Force Studied
Los Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
No arrests made in 80% of homicides; In 2005, 74 of 94 cases remain open, police report says (San Francisco)
San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005
Agent absolved in killing; Narcotics officer said he thought victim was armed (San Jose)
San Francisco Chronicle, 14 December 2005
Rally targets sheriff's plan for migrant checks; A coalition says training deputies to enforce federal laws will cost millions (Sta. Ana)
Orange County Register 16 December 2005
Youth Detention & Prison News
Teacher changing lives down at Juvenile Hall (Stanislaus Co.)
Modesto Bee, 13 December 2005
CDC labels youngsters ‘habitual offenders,’ provides no treatment
San Francisco Bay View, 14 December 2005
Adult Jail & Prison News
Points West: Mentally Ill in the Jail? It's a Crime
Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2005
Lock-Up Learning: Higher education at prisons is making a comeback--and a difference
North Bay Bohemian, 14 December 2005
Reentry News
Marjie Lundstrom: Woman's break from her past is a story of second chances
Sacramento Bee, 10 December 2005
