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REALIGNMENT For California Prison Realignment Hype, Scary Tales Deserve SkepticismMike Males and Barry Krisberg, San Diego Free Press Over the last 30 years, California has created an oversized,...
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California Inmates 3-striker to be released under Prop. 36Misha DiBono, Fox 5 San DiegoSAN DIEGO – Tens of thousands of California inmates serving 25 years to life under the 1994 Three Strikes Law may...
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CALIFORNIA PRISONS Running a Marathon Behind BarsJudy Campbell, The California Report On a recent Sunday morning in November, 21 runners strapped on their shoes, took a final stretch and set out to run...
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CALIFORNIA INMATESKenneth Corley, released under Proposition 36, thanks lawyersCorley first released under modified 3 strikes law SAN DIEGO - The first nonviolent offender released under Proposition 36...
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CDCR NEWS SunEdison Helps California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Reduce Electricity CostsSolar Initiative Saves Taxpayers $45 Million in Utility BillsSunEdisonBELMONT, Calif., Dec. 5,...
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CDCR RELATEDNonprofit puts ex-cons to work by hiring themJonathan Horn, North County TimesMichael Craig works full-time on the maintenance crew at a mall in Clairemont. It wasn’t too long ago that he...
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CALIFORNIA INMATESAPNewsBreak: 29 charged in Calif gang indictmentGreg Risling, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - While behind bars for three decades, a convicted murderer and member of the Mexican...
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REALIGNMENTSheriff's Department getting more spaceModesto BeeWith his department collecting state money both for people and new facilities, and with the Democrats firmly in control in Sacramento,...
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REALIGNMENTDon't blame realignmentCouncilman Englander is wrong: The new law isn't responsible for four deaths in Northridge.Los Angeles TimesThe fact that one of the suspected killers of four people...
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CALIFORNIA PRISONSAuthorities quell riot at Calipatria State PrisonMonte Morin, Los Angeles TimesPrison guards used foam-tipped bullets and pepper spray to quell a riot that broke out when a prisoner...
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CDCR NEWSWarden is appointed at California Men's ColonyAnnMarie Cornejo, The TribuneElvin Valenzuela, 51, of Visalia has been appointed warden at the California Men’s Colony, California Department of...
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CALIFORNIA INMATESDefendant slashes lawyer in courtroomDana Littlefield and Greg Moran, U~T SanDiegoSAN DIEGO — A defendant in a San Diego criminal trial used a razor blade Thursday to slash his...
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CDCR RELATEDPrison Population Declined In 26 States During 2011Market Watch, Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Twenty-six state departments of corrections reported...
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CALIFORNIA PAROLEParolee day center issue to come before Vallejo City CouncilJessica A. York, Times-HeraldWhile no details were provided by Friday, the Vallejo City Council is scheduled to take up a...
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CDCR NEWSCalifornia picks retiree to head prisons systemDon Thompson, Associate PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has picked a retired corrections chief from Pennsylvania to head...
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CDCR NEWSCalifornia picks retiree to head prisons systemDon Thompson, Associate PressSACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday appointed a retired corrections chief from Pennsylvania to head...
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CDCR NEWSNew CA prisons chief described as nerdy, politically savvyRina Palta, KPCCJeffrey Beard is Governor Brown's nominee to become the next Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and...
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CALIFORNIA PRISONS California prisons revamp isolation cells policyPaul Elias, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Prison officials tossed convicted killer Todd Ashker into California's notorious...
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CALIFORNIA INMATES‘Three-strikes' releases loomAndy Furillo, The Sacramento BeeAn undetermined number of state prisoners from Sacramento are likely to gain their freedom from the life terms they've...
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CDCR NEWSNew California Prisons Chief Called 'Tough, Fair, Reform Minded'Jeffrey Beard, the former head of Pennsylvania's prisons, favors shorter sentences and community treatment.Chris Levister,...
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