Governor vetoes fire camp bill; LaMalfa wants prison records on fire camp crews
Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday vetoed legislation introduced earlier this year by then state Sen. Doug LaMalfa that would have provided firefighters at the state's inmate fire camps more detailed...
View ArticleAdvocacy groups wary of new plan for prison isolation units
State corrections officials are moving forward with a plan for handling prison gangs and other violent groups, including changing rules that have kept some inmates locked in special isolation units...
View ArticleViewpoints: Union-bashing in a goo-goo wrapper
Proposition 32, "Stop Special Interest Money," which pretends to be an evenhanded piece of campaign finance reform, isn't the first wolf in sheep's clothing on the California ballot. But it should...
View ArticleCDCR Honors Employees at Annual Medal of Valor Ceremony
Seventy-three praised for courage and conduct above and beyond call of duty Thursday, September 13, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terry Thornton: (916) 445-4950 Posted by CDCR_Star at 10:00 AM...
View ArticleThe Weekly Roundup for 9/19/2012 - Recovery?
.....From the AP's Judy Lin and Julie Watson: "Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday intended to reduce workers' compensation costs for California businesses while increasing benefits to...
View ArticleParolee arrested after running from police
A parolee was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly ran from a police officer and discarded a knife after being caught. Clearlake Police Officer Middleton patrolled in the area of 19th and Oak...
View ArticleEscondido parolee convicted in shooting
An Escondido parolee has been convicted of felony crimes stemming from a Feb. 8 incident in which authorities said he threatened his ex-girlfriend and her 5-year-old daughter, then fired a gun at a...
View ArticleDeputies arrest armed, dangerous parolee
A Phelan man who ditched his parole and was considered armed and dangerous after a July pursuit was arrested in Hesperia, sheriff's officials said Wednesday. Deputies Brian Ogas and Jeromy Snyder...
View ArticleAuthorities Look For Escaped Inmate In South Lake Tahoe
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says they are looking for a man who they say escaped while he was on his way to a California state prison Thursday night. Deputies tell Channel 2 News that...
View ArticleREALIGNMENT: First year of drastic change has drastic impact
One year after the state drastically changed how California incarcerates prisoners and manages them after release, state prison officials can point to a 24,000-inmate reduction in their over-populated...
View ArticleIronwood Riot in the news
BLYTHE, Calif. -- Five inmates at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe have been seriously injured after a fight broke out involving more than 100 inmates. A spokesman for the California Department of...
View ArticleAudit: Juvenile Justice Realignment - September 2012
As requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the California State Auditor (state auditor) presents this audit report concerning juvenile justice realignment and the Youthful Offender Block...
View ArticleCorcoran prison guards voice safety concerns
Public safety concerns regarding Corcoran State Prison were expressed during an awareness event Saturday at John Maroot Park. Greg Kissick, president of the Corcoran chapter of the California...
View ArticleDisabled prisoners suffer in shift to county jails
One day in March, a blind man was booked into the San Bernardino County jail. A parole violator, he could see only four inches in front of his face. At the West Valley Detention Center, according to...
View ArticleCCPOA Town Hall Meetings - NEW DATES ADDED
ATTENTION MEMBERS in the Hanford, El Centro, Madera and San Diego areas!!! CCPOA will be holding Town Hall Meetings between October 9 and 11th to meet with members regarding the IMPORTANT upcoming...
View ArticleCalifornia on hook for massive banked vacation payoffs
They could leave their hearts in San Francisco - or any of the Golden State's other big vacation spots - but thousands of California's state workers won't even leave their desks. An analysis of the...
View ArticleCalifornia prison workers disciplined for sex, smuggling
One prison employee was accused of bearing an inmate's child. Another was alleged to have sent nude photos of herself to an inmate's contraband cellphone. And a prison guard sent love letters to an...
View ArticleSacramento County supervisors approve plan for low-level offenders
Sacramento County supervisors approved a plan to handle criminal offenders Tuesday, although a majority of them said they don't like its continued emphasis on incarceration over treatment. The board...
View ArticleMentally ill parolee arrested in attack on Fresno officer
Police arrested a mentally ill parolee on suspicion of attacking an officer at a store in southeast Fresno late Tuesday night. The assault happened when the officer and other officers were trying to...
View ArticleCalifornia on hook for massive banked vacation payoffs
They could leave their hearts in San Francisco - or any of the Golden State's other big vacation spots - but thousands of California's state workers won't even leave their desks. An analysis of the...
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