Wanted parolee arrested on drug charges
Responding to a tip, Kings County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a wanted parolee Friday after he was found to be in possession of salable amounts of methamphetamine. Brandon Kaiserman, 32, was arrested...
View ArticleArmed Parolee Arrested in Walnut Creek
On 5/8/12 at 12:07 am, Walnut Creek Police Officers contacted four suspicious persons in a parking lot near Vice Ultra Lounge. Upon contact one subject (later identified as Pittsburg resident Terrance...
View ArticleJerry Brown tells unions to brace for California state worker pay cuts
Brown administration officials met with the state employee union leaders last week, according to sources familiar with the meetings, to warn them that the next version of the governor's budget will...
View ArticleApril 2012
Kern Valley April 27 – An officer was escorting a teacher to an inmate’s cell when he noticed an inmate on the top tier move to the dayroom table next to an officer. The inmate then stood up and...
View ArticleNCCD Launches New Website Featuring Latest Report on Private Prisons
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) is proud to launch today its new website, www.nccdglobal.org, which features the new report "Prison Bed Profiteers: How Corporations Are Reshaping...
View ArticlePrivate-prison supervisors say CCA denied overtime
A group of shift supervisors at a private prison in central Kentucky has sued Corrections Corporation of America, alleging the company forced them to work extra hours and denied them overtime. The six...
View ArticleNBC Nightly News: Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $8.3 Billion in Cuts
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View ArticlePrison construction plan costly, unnecessary, analyst says
The Legislative Analyst's Office issued a report on Wednesday criticizing the Brown administration's plan to overhaul California's prison system. The plan, announced last month, is intended to save...
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown backtracks on plan to phase out the state’s youth prison system
Responding to pressure from probation chiefs, district attorneys and prison guards, Gov. Jerry Brown has done an about-face on a revolutionary plan to shutter California's youth prison system that was...
View ArticleNew acting warden at VSPW
The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that Ron Davis has been appointed the acting warden of Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla. The CDCR says prior...
View Article2012 CCPOA Convention - New Information
Please view the flyer below for more information on the 2012 CCPOA Convention in Reno, Nevada... View the Flyer (.pdf format)
View Article2012 Intent to Run – Benefit Trust Fund
The 2012 Intent to Run form is now available for this year’s Executive Council Positions. The form must be returned to the CCPOA offices by July 11, 2012. Please see the form below for details. EC...
View Article2012 CCPOA Endorsement List
CCPOA's endorsement list of 2012 candidates by district. Districts highlighted in green represent districts that contain at least one CDCR institution. View and Print the Endorsement List (.pdf format)
View ArticleLAO says CA Budget in excess of $17 Billion
California's budget deficit is likely worse than Gov. Jerry Brown's estimate of $15.7 billion, the state's top fiscal analyst indicated Friday. Brown proposed a $91.4 billion general fund budget...
View ArticleState Loses Contact with Sex Offender Near Buellton
State Parole officials are searching for a sex offender that they have lost contact with, earlier in the week. Officials say Albert Lee Allen was last detected near Buellton on Wednesday. According to...
View ArticleCCPOA Weekly Update - May 18, 2012
CCPOA invites its members to view this weekly feature on our new Membership website. Don't have access? Email membersonly@ccpoa.org and submit your first and last name, institution, and last 4...
View ArticleWhy is the Federal Receiver for prison medical care $300 million over budget?
According to figures from the Legislative Analyst's Office, the Federal Receiver in charge of California's prison medical care is running $295.4 million over-budget in the current fiscal year. The...
View ArticleMay 18, 2012
This is CCPOA's 5150 information hotline for Friday, May 18, 2012. CCPOA NEWS CCPOA Endorsement List– CCPOA has released its official Political Action Committee list of endorsements for state...
View ArticleSex offender confesses to masturbating in laundry mat
Police arrested a high-risk sex offender Saturday night after a woman reported she saw him masturbating at a local laundry mat. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Robert Castaneda, was booked into...
View ArticleSex offender who removed ankle bracelet caught
A registered sex offender accused of cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet has been found, and is back in custody. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies say Albert Lee Allen was arrested for no...
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