Daily Correction Clips

NEWS:

California Inmates

Pelican Bay inmate sentenced in guard attack
Associated Press-- A Pelican Bay State Prison inmate already serving a life term got another 10 years tacked onto his sentence after he pleaded guilty in a prison guard attack.

Death row inmate charged in 1989 strangulation of Wilson High School student
By Tracy Manzer, Press-Telegram-- A death row inmate has been charged with capital murder in the 1989 strangulation of a 15-year-old Wilson High School sophomore, police and prosecutors announced Thursday.

California Parole

Parole board denies release to Patterson
The Union-- The Nevada County District Attorney's Office announced today that Mitchell Patterson has been denied parole.

State Workers

Calipatria State Prison Corrections Technician Charged with Fraud
Imperial Valley News-- United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that on December 15, 2011, a federal grand jury in San Diego handed up an indictment against David Santos Zamudio, II, a medical office technician for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Mr. Zamudio worked primarily at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, California. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Zamudio earlier today.

CDCR Related

Police believe Arizona girl was killed, dumped in trash
Los Angeles Times-- Police in Glendale, Ariz., think they may know where Jhessye Shockley, the 5-year-old girl who disappeared in October, ended up: in a trash bin across town.

Officer shoots armed parolee after car, foot chase
The Associated Press-- A Southern California police officer has shot an armed parolee after a high-speed car chase and foot pursuit in Riverside.

Execution-drug info must be revealed, court rules
By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle-- A state appeals court has ordered prison officials to identify pharmaceutical companies they contacted in search of drugs to be used in executions, saying the public is entitled to the information even if it leads to a backlash against the companies.

OPINION:

Editorial: Realignment fails early test
Chico Enterprise-Record-- Our view: The shooting of an ex-con in Magalia is an example of what can go wrong with prison realignment in California.