With growing number of parolees in San Fernando Valley, LAPD scrambles to...
The children playing and laughing in the backyard next door couldn't see it, but police officers had forced open a safe in their Woodland Hills neighbor's garage and found a collection of guns and...
View ArticleC/O required to provide Facebook password for re-hire?
Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook. The measure, which handily...
View ArticleCMF cell phone issue concerns grand jurors
California Medical Facility in Vacaville should have a plan to control unauthorized use of cell phones among inmates, the Solano grand jury recommended in a report issued Friday. The jury, which...
View ArticlePrison realignment hasn’t yet compromised safety in Butte County
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said, up to this point, realignment is being achieved without a serious compromise to public safety. "Unfortunately, the major consequence of AB109 is that...
View ArticlePreliminary Hearing for Murder Suspect in Culver City Double Homicide
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today at the Airport Branch courthouse for Zackariah Lehnen. Lehnen, a 31-year-old transient, is charged with fatally stabbing 89-year-old Lucien Bergez and...
View ArticleParolee arrested after brief chase
Police officers caught a parolee who was carrying two knives and methamphetamine Saturday night, police said. Clyde Highby, 29, who is believed to be from Lodi, was captured after he led officers on a...
View Article4 Stabbed During Fight At Vista Apt. Complex
Four men were hospitalized early Monday after being stabbed during a melee in Vista, which led to a fifth man being jailed for being a parolee at-large, authorities said. Several black and Samoan men...
View ArticleHigh speed pursuit goes through Taft
A parolee from Bakersfield led California Highway officers and Kern County Sheriff's deputies on a 94-mile high speed pursuit that went through Taft early Friday. The chase ended without incident just...
View ArticleThe Case for Phased Juvenile Justice Realignment in California
California is embarking on an ambitious and deep-rooted reform of its corrections system, an effort that has come to be known as realignment. Gov. Jerry Brown’s main aims in this undertaking is to...
View ArticleCalifornia women’s prisons trying to save programs
Joanna Huerta and Rosie Gonzales stood shoulder to shoulder, dressed in matching orange jumpsuits and giggling as they peeped out through the clear plastic window in their cell door to joke with an...
View ArticleCCPOA Member Alert: CDCR Facility Closure & Staffing cuts
This afternoon, CDCR announced their plan to reduce 6,400 staff positions and the proposed closure of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco. No specific date for the closure has been...
View ArticleCalifornia to Eliminate Private Prison Payments
California prison officials plan to reduce spending by more than $30 billion over the next 10 years through a combination of measures, which includes eliminating payments to private jail facilities in...
View ArticleCalifornia finally has a plan to cut prison costs
The two dominant political issues of Jerry Brown's first governorship were taxes and crime, and as a more-or-less liberal Democrat with soaring ambitions, he struggled mightily to avoid fallout from...
View ArticleProposed Norco-CRC Closure Discussed
Norco officials said Tuesday they were happy to hear that the state might close the medium-security prison in their city, but some business owners and employees said the shutdown could cut their...
View ArticlePrison Privateer CCA Stock Dives on News of CDCR Changes
Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) is under heavy pressure early Tuesday which appears to be related to reports that larger customer California announced major overhaul of its prison...
View ArticleFirm Leaves Miss. After Its Prison Is Called ‘Cesspool’ (Cornell/GEO)
One month after a federal court ordered sweeping changes at a troubled juvenile prison in rural Mississippi, the private company managing the prison has announced it is pulling out of the state. A...
View ArticleSoledad to become ‘re-entry’ hub for inmates
One of two state prisons in Soledad is scheduled to become major educational and training hub for paroling inmates under an aggressive overhaul plan unveiled Monday by the California Department of...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to parolee arrest, meth bust
A sheriff's deputy arrested two men at a Sixth Street gas station early Tuesday morning after one man attempted to flee the scene. The deputy stopped a green Toyota pickup for driving without working...
View ArticleSuspect shot by Merced police was wanted for previous crimes
A 27-year-old man who was shot by Merced police Monday after they say he crashed into a bus and tried to run over two officers has been identified as Michael Chase Stafford. Stafford, a Stanislaus...
View ArticleArmed Bulldog gang member arrested after robbery
A Bulldog gang member is in jail after police say he snatched a necklace from a cashier at an East Central Fresno market. Fresno Police arrested Gerald Kane Tuesday morning. Investigators say Kane was...
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