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CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 3, No. 2
This Week's Featured ArticlesPrison program offers hope (San Quentin)Contra Costa Times, 18 February 2006 Perspective: San Quentin inmates 'purge' past, aid othersContra Costa Times, 19 February 2006 The Debate over the Death PenaltyAnesthesiologist to Monitor ExecutionLos Angeles Times, 16 February 2006
Federal judge OKs state plan for execution San Francisco Chronicle, 17 February 2006 Fewer are sent to death; Experts divided on reasons why capital sentences have declined since 2000Sacramento Bee, 18 February 2006
Perspectives on ultimate penaltyOrange County Register, 19 February 2006 California execution delayed after doctors walk outReuters News Service, 21 February 2006
State Halts Execution to Review ProcedureLos Angeles Times, 22 February 2006
State Postpones Morales Execution; Doctors' ethical dilemma: 'This is a job for an executioner, not a physician'San Francisco Chronicle, 22 February 2006
State Will Help Shape Fate of Lethal InjectionLos Angeles Times, 23 Februrary 2006
Lethal-injection method on trial across the U.S.San Francisco Chronicle, 23 February 2006
'No humane way to execute,' nun saysOakland Tribune, 24 February 2006
Ethics vs. ExecutionSonoma Press Democrat, 24 February 2006
Vengeance is Mom's: Meet Dianne Clements, the soccer mom who has done as much as anyone to ensure that Texas' killing chamber remains the nation's busiestMother Jones, March/April 2006 Community Safety NewsA Child's Death Reveals a System's Tragic Flaw (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times, 13 February 2006
2 new surveys pinpoint woes among Bay Area Pacific Islanders (San Francisco & Oakland)San Francisco Chronicle, 16 February 2006
Legislation Aims to Fight Drugs, Homelessness (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times, 18 February 2006
L.A. Boosts help for homelessSacramento Bee, 21 February 2006
S.F. gun ban finds support is scarceSacramento Bee, 22 February 2006 Law Enforcement News
Meetings on LAPD Disclosure Are SetLos Angeles Times, 11 February 2006 'Blue wall of silence' perceived in police force; Many believe officers cover up for one another (San Bernardino Co.)Inland Daily Bulletin, 13 February 2006 Police union president takes Newsom to task; Chronicle series on force prompted mayor's comments (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 13 February 2006
The Use of Force: Tracking makes police accountable, panel told (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Februrary 2006
Bratton OK With Police Panel Secrecy (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times, 17 February 2006 Complaints Up, Discipline Down at LAPD, Study SaysLos Angeles Times, 21 February 2006 LAPD Has No Curbs on Officers' Working as PIsLos Angeles Times, 19 February 2006 Bratton Defends Discipline (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Times, 22 February 2006 Anger over police treatment of teen; He was handcuffed, pal pepper-sprayed as they left church (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 23 February 2006 Sentencing NewsGroups Want To Make Crack Sentencing SensibleAfro-American Newspapers (Pacific News Service), 22 February 2006 Adult Jail & Prison NewsSpread of Jail Violence Feared (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 11 February 2006
Plan Puts Female Inmates in Centers by Their FamiliesLos Angeles Times, 11 February 2006
Mixing Patients, Inmates a Risk, Report Says; Grand jury says placing ailing jail prisoners in general-population wards at County-USC hospital is a 'disaster waiting to happen.'Los Angeles Times, 11 February 2006
Dorms Fuel Jail Unrest (Pitchess Detention Center)Los Angeles Times, 12 February 2006 The Use of Force: Mayor demands accountability; cites need for 'political will' to set up computer tracking system (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 12 February 2006
Inmate Dies After Fight at Men's Central Jail (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times 13 February 2006
Critics of Jails Voice Alarm (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 14 February 2006 Outsider to run prison health care; Federal judge gives extraordinary powers to receiverSan Francisco Chronicle, 15 February 2006
Violence Shifts From Street to Jails; Crackdowns have put many gang members behind bars and led to relative calm outside (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 16 February 2006
Sheriff Seeks Charges for 21 Inmates; Baca will present cases involving riots at county jails to the D.A. (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 17 February 2006
Jail Inmates Were Stripped to Deter Riots (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 18 February 2006
Too many felons in county's jails (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Daily News (AP), 18 February 2006
Commentary: ‘People of Color’ are All One? Latino Inmates in L.A. Don’t Think SoPacific News Service, 21 February 2006
Cycle of Jail Woes Generates Few Fixes (Los Angeles County)Los Angeles Times, 21 February 2006
Outspoken, Abrupt but Effective: Colleagues say that Bob Sillen, named to fix the state's prison medical system, can get job doneLos Angeles Times, 21 February 2006 County Jail May Evict Its State Inmates (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 22 February 2006 Reentry NewsCapitol targets sex offenders; Research shows that other states have strict guidelines to monitor and treat violent predatorsSacramento Bee, 16 February 2006
Special report: On the outside; Efforts to monitor freed violent sex offenders are spotty - except for the few who complete the state's treatment programSacramento Bee, 13 February 2006
Núñez: Get tougher on sex offendersSacramento Bee, 15 February 2006 A Bid to Toughen Stance on Sex OffensesLos Angeles Times, 19 February 2006
California Police & Prison News, Vol. 3, No. 1
Featured ArticlesThe price of punishment: California's prisoners are aging and taxpayers are paying for their medical careStockton Record, 29 January 2006
Aging in Prison: Interviews with Women Prisoners and Slideshow of Elderly Prisoners(Note: In the interview section, you must keep the cursor over the woman's name to hear audio and view images. Click on the small circles in the lower left corner of the womens' pictures to move to the next image.) Stockton Record, 29 January 2006 Community Safety NewsMark Fitzgerald: It's no time for reefer madnessStockton Record, 1 February 2006
Deadly violence continues; Efforts to clean up San Bernardino streets hinderedSan Bernardino Sun, 6 February 2006
Report Targets Child Abuse Policies (Los Angeles County)Los Angeles Times, 7 February 2006
Report finds big skinhead presence (Riverside County)Riverside Press-Enterprise, 8 February 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Report on SFPD's Use of ForceThe Use of Force: When SFDP Officers Resort to ViolenceA Chronicle Special Report San Francisco Chronicle, 5-10 February 2006 Other Law Enforcement NewsLAPD Chief Overruled on Teen's DeathLos Angeles Times, 1 February 2006 LAPD Pursues High-Tech End to High-Speed ChasesLos Angeles Times, 3 February 2006 Taser called factor in death; Coroner's Finding in 2005 Police Case is a First in Santa Clara HistorySan Jose Mercury News, 4 February 2006 Police Panel Scraps ID Policy; L.A. commission has quietly stopped naming officers in shootings, but will talk publicly todayLos Angeles Times, 7 February 2006 State law protects officers from disclosure of complaintsSan Francisco Chronicle, 9 February 2006 Police use of deadly force tearing neighborhoods apart (San Bernardino CountyInland Daily Bulletin, 9 February 2006 LAPD Policy Change to Get HearingLos Angeles Times, 9 February 2006 Sentencing NewsExecuted mens' medical charts part of lethal injection lawsuitSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 1 February 2006 California execution method on trialSan Jose Mercury News, 5 February 2006 Appeals process drags on for years in death penalty casesNorth County Times, 6 February 2006 Death row appeal statement forged, D.A. saysSan Francisco Chronicle, 7 February 2006 In a reversal, Los Angeles DA favors easing 3-strikes lawSan Diego Union-Tribune, 8 February 2006 6 Jurors Urge Sparing Killer's Life; Echoing the trial judge and citing new evidence, they ask the governor to halt the execution of Michael Morales for a girl's murder in 1981Los Angeles Times, 8 February 2006 Judge to Hear Challenge to Use of Lethal Injection; Foes say the practice may cause a very painful death, thus violating the U.S. Constitution.Los Angeles Times, 9 February 2006 Stay of execution possible: Judge considers hearing on issue of lethal injectionsSan Francisco Chronicle, 10 February 2006 Youth Detention & Prison NewsReports find 'crisis' at state youth prisonsLos Angeles Daily News, 2 February 2006
Assaults on staff increase at Stark Youth Correctional FacilityInland Daily Bulletin, 10 February 2006 Unrest in Los Angeles County Jail System1 Killed, 50 Hurt in County Jail Race Riot (Los Angeles County)Los Angeles Times, 5 February 2006 Sheriff Blames Lack of Staff for Jail Riot (Pitchess Detention Center)Los Angeles Times, 6 February 2006 Lockdowns persist after jail race riot (Pitchess Detention Center)Los Angeles Daily News, 6 February 2006 Sheriff to Move Violent Inmates (Los Angeles County)Los Angeles Times, 8 February 2006 More Rioting Erupts at Jails; Racial Violence Spreads to Downtown Facility (Los Angeles County)Los Angeles Times, 9 February 2006 More Injuries as Race Riots Disrupt Jails in Los AngelesNew York Times, 10 February 2006 Racial Violence Breaks Out After Clergy-Media Jail Tour (Pitchess Detention Center)Los Angeles Times, 10 February 2006 Ex-Inmates Say Gangs Force Them to Fight (Pitchess Detention Center)Los Angeles Times, 10 February 2006 Other Adult Jail and Prison NewsOmitting prison from county population might reduce grants (Marin County/San Quentin)Marin Independent Journal, 1 February 2006 Prision reform: Legislator slams lack of progressSacramento Bee, 3 February 2006 Prison locked down after 16 hurt in riots (San Quentin)San Francisco Chronicle, 3 February 2006 Crowded jail in a bind (San Joaquin County)Stockton Record, 3 February 2006 Orange County near new policing role; But most cities here have no plans to change their policy on criminal immigrantsOrange County Register, 5 February 2006 tate Would Again Lose Funds for Jailed Illegal ImmigrantsLos Angeles Times, 7 February 2006 Newsom backs big boost in officers: Understaffed force costing millions in police overtime (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 8 February 2006 Donations bring outside to inmates (San Quentin)San Francisco Chronicle, 9 February 2006
Judge Deals Setback to Prisoners' Wage FightLos Angeles Times, 10 February 2006 Reentry NewsSex offender bill sent to Senate (Sacramento)Sacramento Bee, 1 February 2006 National & NoteworthyPrison Commission Examines Oversight of U.S. Prisons and Jails and Gang Activity Behind Bars Press Release, Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons
Editorial: Voting Rights Under Siege (Pennsylvania)New York Times, 10 February 2006
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 PrescribedLos Angeles Times, 10 December 2005
Williams case is a classroom catalyst for death-penalty debateSacramento Bee, 10 December 2005 Williams' Lawyer Appeals to Supreme CourtLos Angeles Times, 11 December 2005 Californians soul-searching in countdown to executionSan Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
Glitz and Gore of Williams Case Draw Foreign MediaLos Angeles Times, 11 December 2005 Appeals Court Denies Williams' Request for Stay of ExecutionLos Angeles Times, 12 December 2005 Death penalty foes appeal for Williams' life; Inmate's supporters gather in Oakland, S.F., and at prisonSan Francisco Chronicle, 12 December 2005
Aging, Ill Inmate Is Next in Line for ExecutionLos Angeles Times, 12 December 2005
State could push for 5 executions in busier 2006Orange County Register, 12 December 2005
Prosecutor in Williams' case faces suit in fatal shootingSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 12 December 2005
Tookie Williams Is ExecutedLos Angeles Times, 13 December 2005 Williams ExecutedSan Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005 Time runs out; No eleventh-hour reprieve for Stanley Tookie WilliamsOakland Tribune, 13 December 2005 In black community, Williams case brings out calls for mercy and calls for punishmentSan Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2005 More sadness than anger greets the decision against clemencySan Jose Mercury News, 13 December 2005 Disagreement runs deep on forgiveness for killersInland 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 punishmentLos Angeles Times, 13 December 2005
Death penalty moratorium on the tableLos Angeles Times, 14 December 2005 Many young blacks say execution was unfair; Sadness and frustration that Williams is goneSan 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 youthsLos Angeles Times, 14 December 2005 Eyewitness: Watching the Death of Inmate C29300Los Angeles Times, 14 December 2005 Points West: A Barbaric End to a Barbaric LifeLos Angeles Times, 14 December 2005 Daniel Weintraub: Feeling ambivalent on Tookie, the death penaltySacramento 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 penaltyGuardian (UK) Unlimited, 16 December 2005 Community Safety NewsNew 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 blueprintLos Angeles Times, 14 December 2005
Compton Records Its 68th HomicideLos Angeles Times, 15 December 2005 San Joaquin: The new Appalachia?Sacramento Bee, 16 December 2005 Law Enforcement NewsCaptain 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 departmentSan Francisco Chronicle, 11 December 2005
LAPD Chief Backs Cameras in Police CarsLos Angeles Times, 12 December 2005 LAPD Use of Force StudiedLos 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 NewsTeacher changing lives down at Juvenile Hall (Stanislaus Co.)Modesto Bee, 13 December 2005
CDC labels youngsters ‘habitual offenders,’ provides no treatmentSan Francisco Bay View, 14 December 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsPoints West: Mentally Ill in the Jail? It's a CrimeLos Angeles Times, 11 December 2005 Lock-Up Learning: Higher education at prisons is making a comeback--and a differenceNorth Bay Bohemian, 14 December 2005 Reentry NewsMarjie Lundstrom: Woman's break from her past is a story of second chancesSacramento Bee, 10 December 2005
CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 37]: 15-21 October 2005
Community Safety NewsDemons are winning on Skid Row (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Times, 16 September 2005
A Corner Where L.A. Hits Rock BottomLos 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 NewsA Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a DecadeLegislative Analyst's Office, 20 October 2005
Bulk of '3 strikes' crimes nonviolent, study finds; Longer sentences add $500 million a year to budgetSan Francisco Chronicle, 21 October 2005
Dan Walters: 'Three strikes' law a decade later - its impact is still unsettledSacramento Bee, 21 October 2005
$100 for each of 3,282 days in prison; State recommends $328,200 award in botched Lodi caseStockton Record, 21 October 2005 Juvenile Detention & Prison NewsJuvenile Justice in California, 2004California Department of Justice, Bill Lockyer, Attorney General October 2005 Note: You will need Adobe Reader to view this report. To download, please click here. Adult Jail & Prison NewsInmates' kids need mentoring (Alameda County)Contra Costa Times, 15 October 2005
Grim reality of prison health care; Doctors, nurses and inmates suffer inside broken systemSan 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 NewsDrug felons: Policy puzzler - Advocates ask why governor refused to lift welfare ban after ending food stamp ban last yearSacramento Bee, 16 October 2005
Governor overruled on parole of killer (San Mateo Co.)San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Otober 2005
CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 36]: 7-14 October 2005
This Week's Featured ReportThe Rest of Their Lives: Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the United StatesAmnesty International USA & Human Rights Watch, October 2005 Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this report. To download, please click here. Community Safety News'Meth Mouth': Lost teeth due to 'meth mouth' among consequences of drug abuseRiverside Press-Enterprise, 9 October 2005
Editorial: Governor signs foster-care billsSan Francisco Chronicle, 14 October 2005
Green Light for Mental Health Plan (Los Angeles Co.)Los Angeles Times, 14 October 2005
Slamming the door on DUIs: Fresno police applaud success of program that tracks multiple offendersFresno Bee, 14 October 2005 Youth Detention & Prison NewsHelping lost juveniles find their way (N.A. Chaderjian YCF)The Daily Review (Hayward), 9 October 2005
Judge looks for ways to stem violence (San Mateo Co.)San Mateo Times, 11 October 2005 180 teen killers locked up for life, report says; Change proposed to allow parolesSan Francisco Chronicle, 12 October 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsSan Quentin prison doctor placed on leave after three inmate deathsSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 8 October 2005
Governor vetoes bill to give media greater access to inmatesSan Diego Union Tribune, 8 October 2005
No room at Napa for inmates in need (Marin Co.)Marin Independent-Journal, 8 October 2005
Prison doctor paid not to workSan Jose Mercury News, 8 October 2005
Nobel nominee's death appeal denied; 2 others also loseSan Francisco Chronicle, 12 October 2005 Reentry newsParolee homes trigger debate (San Bernardino Co.)San Bernadino Sun, 8 October 2005 A Call to Let Felons Start Fresh; San Francisco supervisors urge deletion of the question about prior felonies from public job applicationsLos Angeles Times, 12 October 2005 National & NoteworthyEditorial: Sexual Slavery in PrisonNew York Times, 12 October 2005 Editorial: Voting Rights, Human RightsNew York Times, 14 October 2005
CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, No. 35]: 9/30/05 to 10/06/05
Community Safety NewsYouths Join Bid to Fight Rape; High school in Los Feliz takes part in a pilot program to teach young men respect for womenLos Angeles Times, 30 September 2005
Suit challenging county gun ban can proceed (Alameda Co.)Oakland Tribune, 1 October 2005
31 safety bills are signedFresno Bee, 5 October 2005 Law Enforcement News2 Strategies on Policing Homeless: LAPD chief touts arrests for crimes downtown. Sheriff says sweeps won't solve the big problemLos Angeles Times, 6 October 2005 Youth Detention & Prison NewsInside 'CHAD,' California's most notorious youth prisonOakland Tribune, 1 October 2005
Chad puts off more new wardsStockton Record, 2 October 2005
Wards Shift Course of Fires -- and Their Lives (Ventura YCF)Los Angeles Times, 3 October 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsCity jail's blanket strip searches illegal (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 1 October 2005
A Journey Toward Healing;Restorative justice brings crime victims and perpetrators together to confront the lossLos Angeles Times, 1 October 2005
Moss David Posner: Just One More DayAmerican Chronicle, 2 October 2005
Judge assails death rate, health care in prisonsSan Jose Mercury News, 4 October 2005 Reentry NewsS.F. may ease ex-felon hiringSacramento Bee, 3 October 2005
Parolees to be tracked with global satellitesSan Jose Mercury News, 5 October 2005 NO WAY OUT: Dashed HopesThis New York Times series examines the swelling population of prisoners who are serving life sentences, often not for murder.
To More Inmates, Life Term Means Dying Behind BarsNew York Times, 2 October 2005 No Way Out: Jailed for Life After Crimes as TeenagersNew York Times, 3 October 2005
Serving Life, With No Chance of RedemptionNew York Times, 6 October 2005
Life Without Parole: Multimedia FeatureNew York Times, 2 October 2005
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
CA Police & Prison News, Vol. 2, Issue 29: 18-25 August 2005
This week's feature articleCalifornia has one of highest murder-suicide rates in nation; Finances often trigger murder-suicidesOakland Tribune, 20 August 2005 Community Safety NewsFederal Officials Announce Meth Measures; Congressional critics say the antidrug ads, treatment grants and website aren't enoughLos Angeles Times, 19 August 2005 Camp gives at-risk kids a sense of family and fun; Effort to keep youth from following relatives into prisonSan Francicsco Chronicle, 23 August 2005
We're Still No. 1: Rate of car thefts in Stanislaus County leads nation in 2004Modesto Bee, 23 August 2005 Law Enforcement NewsRanked and filed: Register review finds cities that contract with the Sheriff's Department get below-average results. (Orange County)Orange County Register, 21 August 2005 Youth Detention & Prison NewsPERSONAL PERSPECTIVE: When play turns dangerousSan Francisco Chronicle, 22 August 2005
Chaos in probation office (Orange County)Orange County Register, 23 August 2005
CYA death still a mystery: A year later, a young inmate's family wants answersOakland Tribune, 23 August 2005
Population Drops at Boys RanchGilroy Dispatch, 25 August 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsLockdown at Salinas Valley Prison is Cruel but not UnusualAmerican Chronicle, 18 August 2005
Terror allegations prompt debate about inmate religious meetingsSan Francisco Chronicle (AP), 19 August 2005
Calipatria prison locked down in wake of fatal riotSan Diego Union-Tribune, 19 August 2005
Former inmates tell horror stories of rape; Bipartisan commission gathering testimony to draft federal rulesSan Francisco Chronicle, 20 August 2005
Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts (San Francisco)New York Times, 20 August 2005
My Perfect Man: Marrying an Inmate Can WorkSan Francisco Chronicle, 23 August 2005
Soledad prison lockdown liftedMonterey Herald, 25 August 2005 Reentry NewsElections office registering jail inmates, ex-convicts (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 24 August 2005
CA Police & Prison News [Vol. 2, Issue 28] 12-18 August 2005
This week's featured articles
Jeff Gerritt: Inmates may have it right -- prisons all about jobsDetroit Free Press, 16 August 2005
Death without dignitySan Francisco Bay Guardian, August 17 - August 23, 2005, Vol. 39, No. 46 Community Safety NewsLAPD gun tracking effort will be tested in ValleyLos Angeles Daily News, 12 August 2005
Kern schools weigh gun safety program for kindergartnersBakersfield Californian, 12 August 2005
Center aiding victims of violence loses funds (San Francisco)San Francisco Chronicle, 15 August 2005
Study confirms role of meth in HIV; Drug users three times more likely to acquire infectionSan Francisco Chronicle, 16 August 2005 Law Enforcement NewsDeputies Appeal Discipline in ShootingLos Angeles Times, 14 August 2005
LAPD Fired on Suspects 56 Times in '04;Report shows an 18% increase in serious-force incidentsLos Angeles Times, 17 August 2005 Sentencing NewsDeath-penalty bill alarms manySan Jose Mercury News, 16 August 2005
Editorial: Against the drug warWashington Post, 16 August 2005 Inmate charged in 1981 rape that led to wrongful convictionSan Jose Mercury News, 17 August 2005 Youth Detention & Prison NewsCrackdown aims at youth prison; Violent "Chad" shut to new inmatesSan Jose Mercury News (AP), 13 August 2005 Adult Jail & Prison NewsPrison system inconsistencies frustrate inmates aching to helpContra Costa Times, 12 August 2005
'I have nothing out there': James Porter in his own wordsAuburn Journal, 14 August 2005
Ambulance rates for prisons stir outrage (CMF and CSP-Solano)Vacaville Reporter, 12 August 2005
Lockdown reaches week four (Salinas Valley State Prison)Monterey Herald, 13 August 2005
Folsom prison inmates tied to terror caseSacramento Bee, 17 August 2005 Reentry NewsYucaipa eyes paroleesSan Bernardino Sun, 14 August 2005
Bills tighten sex-offender trackingSacramento Bee, 17 August 2005
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