Prison

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.

2012/11/01

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.

2012/09/26

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.

2012/09/07

Contra Costa County Receives Federal Grant To Keep Inmates From Returning

Contra Costa County has received a $750,000 federal grant to help paroled low-level offenders successfully re-enter the community and avoid returning to jail or prison.

2012/08/30

California Department of Corrections prison inmate firefighters remove burned trees from a highway. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Prison Realignment Program Could Cost California Inmate Fire Crews

California’s budget-saving prison realignment program could end up costing the state a third of its firefighting crews if a deal can’t be reached to keep inmates on the fire lines.

2012/08/01

Eye On The Bay: Rock Reunion

Join Brian Hackney as he takes you inside Alcatraz for a one of a kind look at its history. He talks with former guards, inmates and residents about life on “The Rock” as well as the famous 1962 escape.

2012/07/19

Alcatraz Island (Robyn Beck/Getty Images)

Alcatraz Marks 50 Years Since Escape Of 3 Prisoners

For 20th century crime buffs, few capers match the intrigue and ingenuity of the “Escape from Alcatraz,” the 1962 prison break three inmates pulled off.

2012/06/11

Fremont Tech CEO Sentenced In Stock Fraud

The former CEO of a Fremont technology firm has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison in a multimillion-dollar stock fraud scheme.

2012/06/08

Oakland Man Gets 300-Months In Prison For Producing Child Pornography

An Oakland man was sentenced to 300 months in prison on Friday after he was convicted of producing and possessing child pornography, according to prosecutors.

2012/03/25

California Felons Ask For Right To Vote After Prison Realignment

Several organizations that promote voting rights have petitioned the state’s Court of Appeal to give convicted felons who have been placed under regional supervision as part of prison realignment the right to vote.

2012/03/08

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