CALIFORNIA PRISONS
US judge chides Brown administration over 'smear'
Don Thompson, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A federal judge said Wednesday that he is "dismayed" that Gov. Jerry Brown's administration is questioning the objectivity of a court-appointed special master who oversees the treatment of mentally ill prison inmates.
Federal judge dismayed with slap at California prison monitor
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
A federal judge has rebuked Gov. Jerry Brown's lawyers for taking a swipe at the court-appointed monitor for prison mental health care.
Prison oversight's money pit
'Things have changed' — stop shelling out millions for inmates' rights
Recordnet.com
Gov. Jerry Brown is mad as hell and he doesn't want to spend it any more.
For the past 15 years the state has shelled out about $12 million a year to pay private law firms representing inmates and the judges' own hand-picked authorities benefiting financially by keeping the cases alive.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
CDCR: Missing registered sex offender, parolee wanted after failure to report to parole officer
Kipp Crabtree's whereabout are unknown
23ABC
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is asking the public’s assistance in locating Kipp Crabtree.
CDCR RELATED
Senator proposes legislative fix to for overcrowded jails
City News Service
An Inland Empire lawmaker’s bill to modify a state law that he and others believe has contributed to overcrowding in local jails is expected to be reviewed by the state Senate Public Safety Committee in the next few weeks.
Christopher Dorner and the California Death Penalty
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
At this moment, it looks like Christopher Dorner, the ex-L.A.P.D. officer who’s been terrorizing Southern California for the past week, died on Tuesday in a confrontation with his pursuers. A San Bernardino deputy sheriff was also killed; Dorner has already been charged with the murder of another officer, and is alleged to have killed two other people. In a lengthy post on Facebook last week, Dorner said that the motive for his rampage was an unjust dismissal from the L.A.P.D. several years ago.
Calif. Sheriff Sued Over Recovery of Remains
The mother of a girl whose skeletal remains were recovered accuses San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore of inflicting "extreme shock" and "horror" by using a backhoe.
Scott Smith, The Record
Feb. 13--The mother of a girl whose skeletal remains were recovered from a mass grave deep in a Linden well last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff who oversaw the work.
US judge chides Brown administration over 'smear'
Don Thompson, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A federal judge said Wednesday that he is "dismayed" that Gov. Jerry Brown's administration is questioning the objectivity of a court-appointed special master who oversees the treatment of mentally ill prison inmates.
Federal judge dismayed with slap at California prison monitor
Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
A federal judge has rebuked Gov. Jerry Brown's lawyers for taking a swipe at the court-appointed monitor for prison mental health care.
Prison oversight's money pit
'Things have changed' — stop shelling out millions for inmates' rights
Recordnet.com
Gov. Jerry Brown is mad as hell and he doesn't want to spend it any more.
For the past 15 years the state has shelled out about $12 million a year to pay private law firms representing inmates and the judges' own hand-picked authorities benefiting financially by keeping the cases alive.
CALIFORNIA PAROLE
CDCR: Missing registered sex offender, parolee wanted after failure to report to parole officer
Kipp Crabtree's whereabout are unknown
23ABC
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is asking the public’s assistance in locating Kipp Crabtree.
CDCR RELATED
Senator proposes legislative fix to for overcrowded jails
City News Service
An Inland Empire lawmaker’s bill to modify a state law that he and others believe has contributed to overcrowding in local jails is expected to be reviewed by the state Senate Public Safety Committee in the next few weeks.
Christopher Dorner and the California Death Penalty
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
At this moment, it looks like Christopher Dorner, the ex-L.A.P.D. officer who’s been terrorizing Southern California for the past week, died on Tuesday in a confrontation with his pursuers. A San Bernardino deputy sheriff was also killed; Dorner has already been charged with the murder of another officer, and is alleged to have killed two other people. In a lengthy post on Facebook last week, Dorner said that the motive for his rampage was an unjust dismissal from the L.A.P.D. several years ago.
Calif. Sheriff Sued Over Recovery of Remains
The mother of a girl whose skeletal remains were recovered accuses San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore of inflicting "extreme shock" and "horror" by using a backhoe.
Scott Smith, The Record
Feb. 13--The mother of a girl whose skeletal remains were recovered from a mass grave deep in a Linden well last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff who oversaw the work.