CDCR
NEWS:
Sacramento –The California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will host public workshops in Los Angeles
on July 19 and Oakland on July 24 to gather input for improving rehabilitation
programs for inmates and parolees.
NEWS:
California
Institutions
The Salinas Californian-- Monterey County’s two state prisons are among
those starting a faith-based program aimed at keeping parolees from returning
once they are freed.
California
Inmates
By Sara Seyydin, Auburn Journal-- The Robbers Fire has left 2,500 acres and one
home destroyed in the wake of its flames — making it even more vital for
agencies across California to pull their resources together until the wild fire
is extinguished.
Tehachapi News-- The suspect in the death of a 39-year-old
inmate at the California Correctional Institution has been identified as
Anthony Taylor, 28, who is serving a life sentence for a first-degree murder
conviction from Kern County.
The Associated Press-- An inmate serving a 16-year prison sentence for robbery is looking at
more time behind bars after authorities said he used a cellphone to set up a
plan to rob a man of a Rolex watch advertised on Craigslist.
The Associated Press-- The California Supreme Court on Monday tossed
out the death sentence of a man
convicted of murdering rock guitarist Dave Navarro's mother and her friend nearly 30 years ago — a
ruling that could affect the cases of Scott Peterson and other death row
inmates.
Realignment
By Rina
Palta, KPCC-- A new state agency will monitor prison
realignment, the most dramatic change in criminal justice in recent California
history. As of this month, the Board of State and Community Corrections will
monitor what's happening in California's 58 counties as thousands of state
prisoners return and are placed on community supervision instead of state
parole.
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