New Budget: Less Prison Time For Women, Juveniles
Under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations will be cut by about $1.1 billion. The department plans to eliminate the Department of Juvenile...
View ArticleJails get a bit of relief as inmate influx slows after realignment
The wave of inmates arriving in Orange County jails as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the state correctional system slowed in December, as local law-enforcement officials continued to adjust to...
View ArticleStockton prison hospital set to open end of 2013
Construction is well under way on the California Health Care Facility, a nearly $1 billion prison medical project in southeast Stockton, and the action is expected to only get hotter. Clark/McCarthy,...
View ArticleCity of Chowchilla to take legal action over VSPW conversion
The city of Chowchilla said Thursday it plans to file a legal challenge against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation about the state prison system's attempt to convert the...
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown calls for a historic shuttering of the state’s notorious...
Following years of failed attempts to better serve juvenile offenders and the public's safety, California's once-sprawling youth corrections system may soon bow to a final, unprecedented strategy:...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2011
This is CCPOA's 5150 information hotline for Friday, January 6, 2012. CCPOA NEWS Parole Agent Shot By Parolee– As many of you have already heard, a parole agent was shot by a parolee this week in...
View ArticleEarly Release Possible For Inmates As Local Jails Fill
The state’s prison inmate population is shrinking, but the number of convicted criminals housed inside Riverside County jails is growing, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “As of...
View ArticleState convicts arrive in L.A. County with costly mental illnesses
As California begins shifting supervision of thousands of newly released state prisoners to local probation agencies, ex-convicts are arriving with incomplete medical records and more serious mental...
View ArticleA risky shift in criminal justice
Not that many years ago, California legislators worked themselves into a law-and-order frenzy, and with voters' help, infused the justice system with steroids by approving the nation's toughest...
View ArticleTehachapi prison psychologist on realignment problems
Well, golly, gee whiz -- AB 109 is still a newborn and here's what we have already found: * That California counties north to south have received two to three times the number of realigned...
View ArticleTown Hall Meeting Set to Discuss Inmates Coming to the County
The plan to move inmates from overcrowded state prisons into county correctional situations is still a work in progress. This Tuesday night, a countywide town hall meeting in Redwood City will address...
View ArticleCounties Struggle With New Probationers
County parole departments in California are in the third month of trying to integrate former prison inmates into county probation systems. Such inmates are classified as non-violent, non-serious,...
View ArticleCrime renews lawmaker’s concerns about shifting felons to counties
A Republican lawmaker who opposes shifting supervision of many felons from the state to counties voiced concern Wednesday over the arrest of a Sacramento man this week on sexual assault charges a...
View ArticleInmates riot at Kern Valley
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced today that approximately 300 inmates began rioting at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP). The inmates started the riot at...
View ArticleSavings from ‘3 strikes’ reform may be smaller than claimed
Prisoners serving long sentences under California’s “three strikes” law are so expensive that legislative analysts say releasing some of them early could eventually save the state $100 million. A...
View ArticleStopping Prison Construction Important First Step (?)
Governor Brown’s surprised Californians by unveiling his 2012-13 budget five days early on January 5th. The Budget has Californians calling for additional cuts to the corrections budget to prevent...
View ArticleL.A. County youth camps fail to meet U.S.-ordered reforms
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has not fulfilled seven federally ordered reforms at its youth camps. A report released late last week by federal monitors found that the agency still needs...
View ArticleThe 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget
The Governor’s proposed tax initiative is the cornerstone of his 2012-13 budget plan, which includes proposals to restructure education finance, reduce social services and child care programs...
View ArticleCCPOA Benefit Trust Fund Intent to Run - 2012
The CCPOA Benefit Trust Fund will hold an election for one (1), three (3) year trustee position during the upcoming CCPOA Convention (to be held August 29-30, 2012, at the Peppermill Resort Spa...
View ArticlePublic Employee Pension Reduction Initiative - Gathering signatures now
Reduces pension benefits for current and future public employees, including teachers, nurses, and peace officers, but excluding judges. Eliminates constitutional protections for current and future...
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