Daily Corrections Clips

NEWS:

AB 900

County officials pursue $66 million jail project in Porterville
By David Marsh, Valley Voice Newspaper-- With an official endorsement from the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Tulare County plans to join 25 other counties competing for a share of almost $603 million in state AB 900 jail expansion funds.

California Inmates

CMC inmates raise thousands to donate to local charities
By Jimena Martinez, KSBY-- Some local charities are getting a very much needed financial boost this holiday from inmates at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo.

Realignment

‘Trigger cuts’ falling on county probation
San Mateo Daily Journal-- San Mateo County’s already financially strained Probation Department will need to pay California $1.6 million annually, money that may force deeper program and service cuts, for housing 13 juvenile criminals in state facilities under the so-called trigger cuts announced on Tuesday.

CDCR Related

Executions, death sentences continue steady declines in 2011
By Bill Mears, CNN-- The number of executions and death sentences nationwide continues a steady decline, according to a study released Thursday, matching dwindling public support for capital punishment in general.

Why the death penalty is at historic low in the US
By Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor-- Concerns about the racial fairness, costs, and growing numbers of life-without-parole sentences have all played a role in a steep decline in the number of executions and death penalty sentences in the US this year, legal analysts say.

Ballot measure would relax California 3 Strikes law, which some say is draconian
By Frank Stoltze, KPCC -- This week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris is expected to issue the title and summary for the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012.

Did a prisoner once sign a contract to play pro baseball?
The Los Angeles Times-- BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: A convict signed a contract to play professional baseball...while still in prison!

OPINION

What is real recidivism rate in our state's prisons? And yes, it matters
By Brik McDill, The Bakersfield Californian-- It hardly bears saying that in any research, the final findings depend entirely upon how one defines and sets up the measured parameters.