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Calif. Prisoners Hospitalized in Riot

September 19, 2012, 1:36 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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A guard shot a prisoner and 10 other prisoners were hospitalized with "stab and slash" wounds in a riot at California State Prison Sacramento on Wednesday, the Department of Corrections reported. The facility is also known as "New Folsom" because … Continue reading »

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Advocacy Groups Wary of New Plan for Prison Isolation Units

September 14, 2012, 10:28 am • Posted by Michael Montgomery
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By Michael Montgomery, California Watch State corrections officials are moving forward with a plan for handling prison gangs and other violent groups, including changing rules that have kept some inmates locked in special isolation units for decades. But the initiative … Continue reading »

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Calif. Underestimated Number of Prisoners Sent to County Jails Under Realignment

July 5, 2012, 1:01 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 250 more criminals will serve their time in county jails instead of state prisons each year under a new California law, a sharp increase from the state's original projections. The … Continue reading »

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