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Tag Archives: California prisons
Calif. to Start Bringing Back Inmates in Out-of-State Prisons
by Michael Montgomery, California Watch With severe overcrowding easing in state lockups, California is winding down a controversial deal with the nation’s biggest private prison operator and will bring thousands of inmates housed in facilities as far away as Mississippi … Continue reading
High-Tech Plan to Block Prison Cell Phones 'Unwise,' Report Says
From California Watch A deal between Gov. Jerry Brown's administration and a private communications company to deploy special equipment to block the rampant use of contraband cell phones by state prison inmates is based on a technology that is unproven … Continue reading
Calif. Releases New Master Plan For Prisons
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California prison officials on Monday released a wide-ranging reorganization plan that calls for halting a $4 billion prison-construction program and bringing back all inmates held out of state. The master plan outlines the department's recommendations for ending … Continue reading
Iconic 'Bad Beds' in State Prisons Dismantled; Video, Photos
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"The way something becomes iconic, it's emblazoned in the minds and the memories of the citizens. Whether it was on television news, whether it was photographs in an AP story, or, like me, I saw these same photos as I … Continue reading
Hundreds of California Prisoners Could be Transferred From Isolation Units Subject of Strike
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by Michael Montgomery and Sarah Terry-Cobo, California Watch Hundreds of California prisoners locked in stark segregation units could be transferred to regular prison cells under new policies being developed by state corrections officials. The transfers could include inmates who have … Continue reading
Raw Video: Freed Iran Hikers Talk to Occupy Oakland, Support Prison Hunger Strikes
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Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal, the three UC Berkeley grads who were taken captive by Iran while hiking near the border, spoke to the Occupy Oakland protesters at their encampment in front of City Hall yesterday. Shane Bauer … Continue reading
Realignment is Here -- Counties to Receive Non-Violent Criminals From State
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Starting this weekend, under a new law, AB 109, counties will be responsible for non-violent criminals and parolees instead of the state. The reason for the shift? The state's prisons are "bursting with people," The California Report's Scott Shafer told … Continue reading
State Officials Warn of Discipline For Inmates on Hunger Strike
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State corrections officials yesterday threatened to discipline thousands of inmates who have resumed a hunger strike over conditions at California’s highest-security lockups. A state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo distributed to all state inmates (pdf) said any prisoner participating … Continue reading
Thousands of Prisoners Renew Hunger Strike
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This tweeted about 15 minutes ago by KQED News' Michael Montgomery: http://twitter.com/#!/MichaelMontCW/status/118803359460360193 Update 4:10 p.m. The strike has been confirmed by the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation: http://twitter.com/#!/MichaelMontCW/statuses/118816988276592641
A Tale of 2 Inmates: Gang Lord, Petty Thief Both Wind Up in Windowless Isolation Units
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From California Watch One man was a petty thief mistakenly identified as a player in a violent Latino prison gang. The other was a convicted murderer whose numerous assaults behind bars and continuing influence on the streets earned him a … Continue reading
