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11 Shootings In Past 3 Days Across LA

Posted 03.20.2013 | Los Angeles
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Recent shootings in the LA area have police wondering if a new California law is to blame for the outbreak of gun violence. LA County jails assumed...

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How Are Realignment Billions Being Spent?

Michael Santos | Posted 05.18.2013 | Crime
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Michael Santos

There is a lot of controversy around The California Prisoner Realignment Bill, a legislative response to judicial decisions concerning health care in state prison.

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California's Realignment: Real Prison Reform or Shell Game?

Michael Santos | Posted 05.11.2013 | Crime
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Michael Santos

Since the high court ordered California to reduce its prison population, Governor Brown was forced to take action. The result was realignment.

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County Sheriffs Scramble To Make Room For State Inmates

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Ryan Gabrielson | Posted 06.06.2011 | Los Angeles
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Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Ryan Gabrielson Fresno County's jail has whole floors of empty cells. When AB 109 takes effect,...

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