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Calif. prison system begins issuing layoff notices
Oct 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Story by The Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has begun issuing 26,000 layoff-warning notices as the prison system prepares to adjust to a new law that shifts...
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Calif. prison system begins issuing layoff notices
Oct 21, 2011 at 6:15 PM
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has begun issuing 26,000 layoff-warning notices as the prison system prepares to adjust to a new law that shifts lower-level offenders to county jails.

AP Exclusive: Will Calif. AG abandon fight vs. gangs, drugs?
Oct 13, 2011 at 2:10 PM
The California attorney general's office has been considering a major restructuring to make white collar and cybercrimes its priority after state budget cuts targeted units that focus on gang and drug enforcement, according to a draft strategy...

California prisoners plan to renew hunger strike
Sep 23, 2011 at 3:42 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prisoners at two California prisons have announced plans to renew a hunger strike to protest conditions in maximum-security units.

Gov. Brown wants to guarantee money for prisoner shift
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Sep 21, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Gov. Jerry Brown defended his plan to redirect tens of thousands of lower-level criminals from state prison to county jails before a gathering Wednesday of hundreds of law enforcement and local government officials, many of whom are worried they...

Female inmates in Calif. could get early release
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Sep 13, 2011 at 3:12 PM
More than 4,000 female inmates in California could qualify to serve the rest of their sentences at home, as state officials begin complying with a law designed to keep children from following their parents into a life of crime.

Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook
Jul 22, 2011 at 7:56 PM
A California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison after a judge rejected a plea for a lighter sentence and likened...

Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook
Jul 22, 2011 at 12:14 PM
A California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts and send out nude photos of them was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison.

You pay nearly $1B a year to house illegal immigrant prisoners
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May 25, 2011 at 7:04 PM
A staggering number of illegal immigrants are housed in California's prisons and jails, and it's taxpayers who foot the huge bill. Eyewitness News investigated the numbers and asked lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington what can be done.

Calif. practices for flooding as South is inundated
May 16, 2011 at 3:57 PM
The three-day exercise that begins Tuesday will include mock evacuations, sandbagging of a delta island, and the mobilization of emergency operations in 23 of the state's 58 counties, from Bakersfield to Redding.

Kern County, state can't see eye-to-eye on prison transfers
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Apr 11, 2011 at 6:51 PM
State prison officials are defending the governor's plan to put more inmates in county jails, but Kern County officials dispute the benefits.

Calif. AG creates multi-agency gang task force
Apr 7, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Law enforcement officials are moving to crack down on a spike in gang violence in California's Central Valley.

Report: State paying out millions for unused vacation days
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Mar 22, 2011 at 6:27 PM
California state workers, like their private-sector brethren, accumulate vacation and sick time. Unlike their private-sector brethren, however, state workers are allowed to store up massive amounts of vacation time and cash it in upon retirement.

State: Fresh supply of execution drug from UK
Dec 6, 2010 at 3:49 PM
California's corrections officials say they turned to a British manufacturer to refresh their supply of a lethal injection drug needed to resume executions on death row.

Parole agent arrested for alleged assault on inmate
Nov 19, 2010 at 4:49 PM
A state parole agent was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting an inmate.