CALIFORNIA PRISONS
California Sheds Prisoners but Grapples With Courts
Jennifer Medina, The New York Times
CHINO, Calif. — The gymnasium in the state prison here is hardly glamorous, just some concrete walls and a couple of basketball hoops.
End to Judicial Oversight in State Prisons May Be Premature
Blake Bunch, IVN.US
Special Master Matthew Lopes, a court-appointed monitor in California, has concerns with Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to put an end to judicial oversight in state prisons.
Prison facilities won't be built on former boys school site in Paso Robles
Tonya Strickland, The Tribune
Plans have officially been scrapped to turn the shuttered El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility in northeastern Paso Robles into a trio of prison projects, state officials confirmed Tuesday.
CALIFORNIA INMATES
Escapee from Mountain Home camp arrested after 16 years on the run
David Castellon, Visalia Times-Delta
A state prison inmate on the run for more than 16 years after fleeing from a camp for inmate firefighters in the Tulare County foothills has been captured in Fontana.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
Study: Those on parole, probation involved in one out of five arrests
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
A national research group that monitored crimes in four California cities says one out of five adults arrested for a crime is someone on parole or probation.
Sacramento parolees, probationers commit more crimes in limited study
Brad Branan, The Sacramento Bee
In a seminal study of four California cities released Tuesday, Sacramento had the highest rate of crime committed by probationers and parolees.
Most People Arrested Are Not On Parole Or Probation.
Marianne Russ, Capital Public Radio
A study of four California cities found despite popular perception, most people arrested were not on parole or probation. The analysis comes from the nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center.
CDCR RELATED
Nuestra Familia Gang Member Sentenced to 21 Years and 10 Months in Prison in Ongoing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
SACRAMENTO, CA—Juan Gallegos, also known as “Wino,” 36, of Salinas, was sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months in prison by United States District Judge William B. Shubb, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. On April 9, 2012, Gallegos pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and four other drug trafficking felonies. There was no plea agreement between Gallegos and the United States.
Inmates claim private prison falsifies staff logs
Idaho inmates modify federal lawsuit, contend Corrections Corp. of America falsifies records
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Attorneys for inmates at Idaho's largest private prison say Corrections Corporation of America is falsifying staff logs to hide chronic understaffing.
REALIGNMENT
Crime spiked last year; local officials blame prison realignment
Angela Chen, Bakersfieldnow.com
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Statistics released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office show that reported crimes increased in 2012. What they found is reason enough to keep both personal vigilance and a neighborly eye out for anything suspicious
California Sheds Prisoners but Grapples With Courts
Jennifer Medina, The New York Times
CHINO, Calif. — The gymnasium in the state prison here is hardly glamorous, just some concrete walls and a couple of basketball hoops.
End to Judicial Oversight in State Prisons May Be Premature
Blake Bunch, IVN.US
Special Master Matthew Lopes, a court-appointed monitor in California, has concerns with Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to put an end to judicial oversight in state prisons.
Prison facilities won't be built on former boys school site in Paso Robles
Tonya Strickland, The Tribune
Plans have officially been scrapped to turn the shuttered El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility in northeastern Paso Robles into a trio of prison projects, state officials confirmed Tuesday.
CALIFORNIA INMATES
Escapee from Mountain Home camp arrested after 16 years on the run
David Castellon, Visalia Times-Delta
A state prison inmate on the run for more than 16 years after fleeing from a camp for inmate firefighters in the Tulare County foothills has been captured in Fontana.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
Study: Those on parole, probation involved in one out of five arrests
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
A national research group that monitored crimes in four California cities says one out of five adults arrested for a crime is someone on parole or probation.
Sacramento parolees, probationers commit more crimes in limited study
Brad Branan, The Sacramento Bee
In a seminal study of four California cities released Tuesday, Sacramento had the highest rate of crime committed by probationers and parolees.
Most People Arrested Are Not On Parole Or Probation.
Marianne Russ, Capital Public Radio
A study of four California cities found despite popular perception, most people arrested were not on parole or probation. The analysis comes from the nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center.
CDCR RELATED
Nuestra Familia Gang Member Sentenced to 21 Years and 10 Months in Prison in Ongoing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
SACRAMENTO, CA—Juan Gallegos, also known as “Wino,” 36, of Salinas, was sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months in prison by United States District Judge William B. Shubb, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. On April 9, 2012, Gallegos pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and four other drug trafficking felonies. There was no plea agreement between Gallegos and the United States.
Inmates claim private prison falsifies staff logs
Idaho inmates modify federal lawsuit, contend Corrections Corp. of America falsifies records
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Attorneys for inmates at Idaho's largest private prison say Corrections Corporation of America is falsifying staff logs to hide chronic understaffing.
REALIGNMENT
Crime spiked last year; local officials blame prison realignment
Angela Chen, Bakersfieldnow.com
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Statistics released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office show that reported crimes increased in 2012. What they found is reason enough to keep both personal vigilance and a neighborly eye out for anything suspicious