NEWS
California
Institutions
CalipatriaState Prison seeks nine full-time teachers
By Chelcey Adami, Imperial Valley Press-- Education provides freedom to Calipatria State Prison
inmate Darrell Adams, who is serving double life sentences for attempted
murder. “It’s opened my mind completely. It’s ability to free your mind,” he
said. “Access to computers and encyclopedias allows you to open doors to all
kinds of things you have on your mind, things you’re trying to put together.”
California
Parole
The Sacramento Bee-- A special enforcement
operation in Citrus Heights resulted in the arrest of three wanted suspects and
the discovery of seven probation violations. Investigators from eight
agencies on Wednesday conducted the special ops enforcement. They searched 42
locations from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for wanted individuals and those on probation
or parole.
By
Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, The Bay State Banner-- When Don Cronk was young, he became addicted to cocaine. The addiction
consumed him and he started stealing to pay for his habit. But one night, a
burglary took an unexpected turn. Cronk and his friend broke into a house, only
to find the owner still there. The old man pulled out a gun and shot Cronk.
CDCR
Related
The Sacramento Bee-- California's "realignment" program, aimed at
reducing overcrowding in state prisons by
diverting more low-level felons into local custody and probation, has sharply
reduced state inmate numbers, according to a new report, but the rate of
decline seems to be slowing.
Shooting suspect served prison time for car thefts
Before he became the
suspect in the shooting of two law enforcement officers Saturday night, the
most serious crimes on Demicio Cardenas Jr.’s police record were convictions
for car theft and misdemeanor assault.
OPINION
By Sheila Kuehl,
California Progress Report-- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines
"coincidence" as: 1. The act or condition of coinciding. 2. The
occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have
some connection.
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