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Category Archives: Criminal Justice
Brown's New California Prisons Chief: System is Providing 'Constitutional Level of Care'
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The state’s prison system has been engaged in a massive, multiyear and multibillion-dollar effort to reduce its inmate population and improve health care delivery, mandated by a federal appeals' panel in a decision upheld by the Supreme Court. If you … Continue reading
Interview: William Bratton on Stop-and-Frisk and Working With Oakland Police
Former Los Angeles and New York City police chief William Bratton is officially on his way to Oakland to help advise the city’s struggling police force, which is contending with a sharp rise in homicides and other crimes. Bratton's hire, … Continue reading
State Challenges Federal Oversight of Prisons
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Gov. Jerry Brown is challenging federal oversight of state prisons. "The prison emergency is over," Brown said in a press conference Tuesday morning. "After decades of work, the job is now complete." He filed court documents late Monday night arguing … Continue reading
Alleged Oikos University Killer Deemed Mentally Unfit For Trial
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of killing seven people at a small California Christian college has been deemed mentally unfit for trial. A judge issued the ruling Monday and ordered defendant One Goh to return to court Jan. … Continue reading
Legislators Announce Bill to Regulate Ammunition
Legislators for years have tried regulating firearms to protect people from getting shot, but on Monday, California Assemblymembers Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) unveiled a different approach, announcing a bill that would restrict the sale of bullets. In … Continue reading
Faced With Lawsuit, State Moves to Transfer Prisoners From Controversial Isolation Units
Facing a federal lawsuit, state corrections officials are moving forward with a plan to transfer hundreds of alleged prison gang members from controversial isolation units to regular lockups around the state. The first group of 45 inmates will be removed … Continue reading
Video, Full Text: NRA Responds to Newtown School Shootings
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National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Friday called for armed guards to protect every U.S. school in the organization's first public statement following the Dec. 14 school shootings in Newtown, Conn. Watch a video replay from NewsHour Video streaming … Continue reading
4 Myths About Assault Weapons
We've been here before. After Patrick Purdy sprayed a Stockton elementary school with a semi-automatic rifle in 1989, California legislators passed a law banning assault weapons. A few years — and massacres — later, in 1994, President Bill Clinton signed … Continue reading
Prosecutors' Opposition Could Limit Release of Third-Strike Inmates
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by Michael Montgomery, California Watch State inmates serving life terms are starting to file resentencing petitions with local judges following the passage of Proposition 36, the ballot measure that overhauls California's controversial three strikes law. But opposition from local prosecutors … Continue reading
Gov. Brown Appoints New Head of California Prisons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday appointed a retired corrections chief from Pennsylvania to head California's prison system as it transitions to a smaller institution with more violent prisoners. The Democratic governor named Jeffrey Beard, 65, as … Continue reading
