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California Jails Unequipped for 1,100 Long-Term Inmates
By Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth in that population under … 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
Disabled Inmates Suffer in Shift to County Jails
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Shoshana Walter, California Watch One day in March, a blind man was booked into the San Bernardino County jail. A parole violator, he could see only four inches in front of his face. At the West Valley Detention Center, according … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Plastic Bag Ban Starts in SF; More Rich Live in High-Tax States; Prison Reform Results Mixed; Voters Favor 3-Strikes Reform
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Expanded plastic bag ban takes effect Monday (SF Chronicle) There’s one more thing San Franciscans need to add to their shopping list or pay up- a reusable bag. On Monday, the city’s checkout ordinance ban signed into law in February … Continue reading
Watch 'Prison Break': Special on Shift of Inmates to Local Jails
Realignment is one of those terms that seems to connote nothing about its true meaning. (It has nothing to do with brakes, for instance.) That's unfortunate, because what we talk about when we talk about realignment is nothing less than … Continue reading
To Avoid Prison, Move to One of These Counties
Want to avoid prison? Then stay in the Bay Area. That's one conclusion you might draw from a massive database assembled by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice on the people behind bars in each county. As part of … Continue reading
Under Realignment, Far More Inmates Transferred to Contra Costa County Than Expected
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(Bay City News) More than four months after California transferred responsibility for low-level offenders to counties, law enforcement officials in Contra Costa County are seeing far more inmates than projected. Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bills 109 and … 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
New Series Explores How California Handles Juvenile Justice
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The California Report's Governing California, which explores how to repair what many consider to be a broken government, has produced a new series that focuses on juvenile justice. Governor Jerry Brown has talked a lot about "moving government closer to … Continue reading
What Does "Realignment" Mean in the California Budget Debate?
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I keep hearing this word "realignment" in reference to Jerry Brown's master plan for reworking the California budget into something…well…workable. But aside from the image of a steering wheel, I never really get a mental picture as to what the … Continue reading
