CALIFORNIA INMATES
California Inmates up for Reduced Sentences After Change in '3 Strikes' Law
Jack Leonard, McClatchy News
A Los Angeles County judge responsible for reconsidering the life prison terms of more than 1,000 offenders sentenced under the state's three-strikes law began the process Monday at a hearing where he reduced the punishments for five inmates convicted of relatively minor crimes.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
Parolee shot after pursuit in Temecula
The Associated Press
TEMECULA, Calif. -- A parolee who was being pursued as a suspect in an assault has been shot by authorities in Temecula.
Bill Aimed At Mandatory Felony For Parolees Who Cut Off GPS Bracelet
Charles Feldman, CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Southland lawmaker said Monday new data supports his efforts in Sacramento to crack down on parolees who remove GPS-ankle bracelets.
CDCR RELATED
California inmate lawsuits cost taxpayers $200 million
Nannette Miranda, KABC
SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- It might come as a shock to California taxpayers: A new report shows you've paid some $200 million to cover inmate lawsuits. That's not sitting well with some lawmakers.
Neighbors oppose halfway house in south Sacramento
Cynthia Hubert, The Sacramento Bee
More than two dozen people told the Sacramento County Planning Commission on Monday night what they thought about a proposal to place a halfway house for federal parolees in one of the area's most troubled neighborhoods.
County Board of Supervisors approves $4 million to invest in jail alternatives
In January, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved $4 million to invest in programs that will rehabilitate the county's low level inmates in their communities.
Rachel Witte, richmondconfidential.org
Step foot into the Reach Fellowship for Women in North Richmond, and Dr. Edwina Perez Santiago will greet you like an excited aunt hosting a holiday dinner party.
Without a tracking system, church sex-abuse suspects could be a danger to children
Barbara Jones, Daily News
Half of them are dead, a handful are in prison, a few have continued in the ministry.
Prison receiver says he is ending practice of dual-wage doctors
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
The court-appointed receiver for California's prison healthcare system has asked prison doctors to end the practice of moonlighting within the state agency.
California Inmates up for Reduced Sentences After Change in '3 Strikes' Law
Jack Leonard, McClatchy News
A Los Angeles County judge responsible for reconsidering the life prison terms of more than 1,000 offenders sentenced under the state's three-strikes law began the process Monday at a hearing where he reduced the punishments for five inmates convicted of relatively minor crimes.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
Parolee shot after pursuit in Temecula
The Associated Press
TEMECULA, Calif. -- A parolee who was being pursued as a suspect in an assault has been shot by authorities in Temecula.
Bill Aimed At Mandatory Felony For Parolees Who Cut Off GPS Bracelet
Charles Feldman, CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Southland lawmaker said Monday new data supports his efforts in Sacramento to crack down on parolees who remove GPS-ankle bracelets.
CDCR RELATED
California inmate lawsuits cost taxpayers $200 million
Nannette Miranda, KABC
SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- It might come as a shock to California taxpayers: A new report shows you've paid some $200 million to cover inmate lawsuits. That's not sitting well with some lawmakers.
Neighbors oppose halfway house in south Sacramento
Cynthia Hubert, The Sacramento Bee
More than two dozen people told the Sacramento County Planning Commission on Monday night what they thought about a proposal to place a halfway house for federal parolees in one of the area's most troubled neighborhoods.
County Board of Supervisors approves $4 million to invest in jail alternatives
In January, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved $4 million to invest in programs that will rehabilitate the county's low level inmates in their communities.
Rachel Witte, richmondconfidential.org
Step foot into the Reach Fellowship for Women in North Richmond, and Dr. Edwina Perez Santiago will greet you like an excited aunt hosting a holiday dinner party.
Without a tracking system, church sex-abuse suspects could be a danger to children
Barbara Jones, Daily News
Half of them are dead, a handful are in prison, a few have continued in the ministry.
Prison receiver says he is ending practice of dual-wage doctors
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
The court-appointed receiver for California's prison healthcare system has asked prison doctors to end the practice of moonlighting within the state agency.