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Jefferson Award Winner Fosters Healing For Violent Crime Victims, Perpetrators
George Jurand has worked for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office for two decades, long enough to learn that the victims of violent crime need support beyond the first months, the first year, even the first several years after losing a loved one. That’s why he leads a support group called The Healing Circle.
California Prisons Spend Big On Anti-Psychotics For Inmates; Fear Of Lawsuits Cited
While under federal court oversight, California’s prison mental health system has been spending far more on anti-psychotic drugs than other states with large prison systems.
Vulnerable Inmates Ordered Out Of 2 California Prisons Over Disease Outbreak
Valley fever is spreading so quickly through two Central California prisons that a medical expert is recommending the state act quickly to stem the outbreak or shut the institutions down.
Inmate Captured After Escaping From Clayton Detention Facility
A Contra Costa County Jail inmate who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility earlier Monday has been captured, according to the sheriff’s office.
Governor Brown Allows Parole For Killers At Higher Rate
A new report shows Gov. Jerry Brown let stand 80 percent of a state board’s decisions to parole murderers from California prisons.
‘Tower Of Power’ Singer Back On Stage After Decades In Prison
After serving several decades in prison for murder, Tower of Power singer Rick Stevens was greeted with applause as he took the stage in San Francisco. Joe Vazquez reports…
Report Finds It’s Too Soon For California To Control Inmate Care
A federal overseer says it’s too soon for California to retake control of its prison mental health system, dealing a blow to a proposal made by Gov. Jerry Brown last week.
Park Service Restores Alcatraz Graffiti Painted During Native American Occupation
The National Park Service has restored graffiti on Alcatraz that was painted during the island’s occupation by Native Americans in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Union City Man Jailed After Mailing 14 Pounds Of Marijuana To Nebraska
A California man has been given four to six years in a Nebraska prison for conspiring to sell marijuana.
East Bay ‘Dirty DUI’ Private Investigator Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison
The disgraced former police officer in Pleasant Hill’s sensational “Dirty DUIs” and stolen drugs scandal has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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