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SF Judge Considers Moving California Prisoners Over Valley Fever
An attorney representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge on Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately.
Court Finds California Erred In New Lethal Injection Rules
Corrections officials made several “substantial” procedural errors when they adopted new lethal injection rules, a state appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that could further delay a resumption of executions in California.
More California Sex Offenders Go Missing Under Prison Realignment
he number of paroled sex offenders who are fugitives in California is 15 percent higher today than before Gov. Jerry Brown’s sweeping law enforcement realignment law took effect 17 months ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state corrections department.
Court Says California Prisons May Have To Hire Wiccan Chaplain
California prisons hire full-time chaplains and spiritual leaders to serve Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant and Native American inmates.
California Opens $24 Million Prison Mental Health Center
California prison officials are opening a $24 million treatment center for mentally ill inmates as they urge a federal judge to end his oversight of the state’s correctional system.
Smuggled Cellphones A Growing Problem In California Prisons
They may be locked up, but California prison inmates have never been so well-connected. Cellphones are being smuggled in by the thousands, and some prison workers may be part of the problem.
Study Finds California Now Spending More On Prisons Than Colleges
According to a report from non-profit watchdog California Common Sense, the state now spends more on prisons than universities.
KCBS Cover Story: California Prison Officials Work On Rehabilitating Inmates
State prison officials continue to search for ways to help parolees adjust to life after spending time behind bars.
Proposed California Prison Overhaul Would Save $1.5B Annually
California prison officials want to halt a $4 billion prison-construction program and bring back all inmates held out of state as part of a wide-ranging department restructuring.
Thousands of Bunk Beds Removed From Overcrowded Prisons
California prison officials took down 20,000 bunk beds that were crammed into prison gyms and day rooms to house inmates in illegally overcrowded prisons.
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