Corning parolee arrested for allegedly carrying billy club
A 27-year-old Corning parolee was arrested early this morning by Tehama County sheriff's deputies for allegedly carrying an illegal billy club. About 1 a.m., deputies pulled over Jonathan Michael...
View ArticleParolee leads officers on chase
A 29-year-old man wanted for an alleged parole violation was arrested early Sunday after trying to flee police, authorities said. A Watsonville police officer spotted Iran Cota Perez behind the wheel...
View ArticleBarbs Fly in FL Private Prison Conflict
Florida correctional officers say a proposal to privatize some prisons amounts to the government picking winners and losers. They claim the losers will be correctional officers who would be unemployed...
View ArticleCampaign finance watchdog highlights money behind Florida prison...
The National Institute on Money in State Politics released a report yesterday that highlights the money behind the state’s renewed plans to privatize state prisons. Even though a judge struck down the...
View ArticleCMC facing limited layoffs
Of the 545 layoff warning notices the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sent out last week, only seven went to employees of the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. As...
View ArticleCalifornia cuts prison staffing
With about 14,000 fewer inmates in its prisons because most of them have been transferred to county jails, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is sending notices to 548 workers...
View ArticleCalifornia’s youth prisons nearing an end
In January 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown announced his plan to shut down all state youth prisons by 2014. If backed by the Legislature, the governor's proposal would have counties share $10 million to...
View ArticleTech tool helps nab parolee in stolen car
Pasadena police arrested a parolee in a stolen car last week, using a computerized license plate readers inside a patrol car. On Friday at 10 p.m. the automated license plate reader in a patrol car...
View ArticleDeputy punched, suspect Tasered
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a parolee on drug and other charges on Tuesday after he punched a deputy and had to be subdued with a Taser, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were sent...
View ArticleRealignment presents challenges in housing, mental health treatment
After four months of California’s realignment program, jail overcrowding, homelessness and inadequate mental health reporting have overburdened local agencies now responsible for prisoners shifted...
View Articleanother realignment parolee sought - this one for domestic violence, assault...
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is considering 33 year old Joshua Lee of Montague to be “armed and dangerous” after he allegedly assaulted his wife and drove her towards Hawkinsville Tuesday...
View ArticleRefusal to fund California prison construction could delay end of federal...
For six years, a federal receiver has been in charge of fixing California’s broken-down prison medical system. The receiver says he can finish the job soon, but he needs state lawmakers to pay the...
View ArticleJerry Brown delivers pension reform language to legislators
Gov. Jerry Brown has sent language for his 12-point pension reform plan to the Legislature's Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions. The proposals are divided into two groups. The...
View ArticleMan suspected of Bay Area crime robbery spree faces 37 felonies
A parolee suspected of committing dozens of Bay Area robberies using a chrome revolver has been charged with 37 felony counts in San Mateo County Superior Court. In the most serious case, Ricky Renee...
View ArticlePolice Seek Public’s Help Locating Dangerous Bulldog Gang Member
Fresno police have released photos to the public of a suspect they say murdered a Fresno man on Sunday hoping someone can help lead to his whereabouts and arrest. Police say Fernando Figueroa, a...
View ArticleInmate pleads guilty to murdering killer of Novato girl
A San Quentin inmate who stabbed a Novato girl's killer to death on a prison yard pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Frank Souza, 33, admitted to first-degree murder with...
View ArticleCCPOA Endorses Kraft for Assembly
(RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA) - Today Republican Assembly candidate Greg Kraft announced receiving the endorsement of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) in his campaign to...
View ArticleParolee arrested following tense two-hour standoff
Deputies arrested a parolee spotted with a gun Saturday following a standoff of nearly two hours, authorities said. William Lemus, 28, was ultimately taken into custody and was expected to be booked...
View ArticleMask shows, tells on San Francisco parolee
This could go down as one of the worst cover-ups in San Francisco crime history. A parolee who was apparently trying to conceal his identity by wearing a camouflage bandanna across his face did more...
View ArticlePrison budget hearing: More executions, rising costs, diaper full of marijuana
Among increased costs at the state prisons next year: The per diem rate charged by Corrections Corp. of America to house inmates in the state's privately-run Idaho Correctional Center will rise 3...
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