Arizona correctional officials are investigating numerous complaints by prisoners who claim that they are consistently denied medical care for weeks … [Read more...]
Prison Realignment Funding in Question
Local officials are worried that money for Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison realignment plan may not continue after the current year. Realignment is … [Read more...]
Prison Staff Face Mass Layoffs and Transfers
Big changes are on the horizon for California’s 63,000 corrections employees, including layoffs and transfers triggered by the state’s prisoner … [Read more...]
Realignment From County To County
SOLANO COUNTY Solano County’s Public Safety Realignment revenues during fiscal year 2011-12 will total $4.3 million. That money will goes to … [Read more...]
Confidential Files Used to Deny Parole
The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District ruled that confidential information used by former Governor Schwarzenegger does need … [Read more...]
Court Rejects Self-Defense Claim
A prisoner who is called a “bitch” by another inmate is not justified in using force in self-defense. The Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth … [Read more...]
The U.S. Has World’s Highest Incarceration Rate
America leads the world in the number of its people under correctional control, according to a report by the PEW Center on the States. The report says … [Read more...]
Innocence Project Frees Man After 30 Years of Incarceration
After 30 years in a Louisiana prison, DNA tests cleared Henry James of a rape after he spent 30 years in prison. “I was shocked,” he said during an … [Read more...]
Changes Coming to California’s Security Housing Units
All California prisoners in Segregated Housing Units received notice that those who no longer meet the criteria confirming gang involvement will be … [Read more...]
Court to Rule on Jerusalem Born Citizens
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether babies born in Jerusalem to parents who are U.S. citizens may have their birth certificates and passports … [Read more...]
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