December 2023
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California prison cops are dying too young. How Norway can help.
Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. But what surprised California corrections…
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he’s grappling with risks of more mercy
David Moreland had long expected to die in prison. But when the coronavirus nearly killed him in 2020, it was that brush with death that ended up freeing him. “This…
Guilty verdict in ‘Green Wall’ case involving CO attack on California prison inmate
Brenda Villa, 32, a former sergeant at California State Prison, Sacramento, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit falsification of records and three counts of falsification of…
New 2024 Laws Impacting California Law Enforcement
Rev Red
New California laws starting in 2024 which impact law enforcement.
State regulators find mold, broken toilets, missing fire safety records in L.A. County jails
When state regulators showed up to inspect Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles in September they found broken toilets, moldy towels, rodent droppings and cell gates that wouldn’t lock.…
Judge curbs Newsom’s early inmate release scheme
A Sacramento Superior Court judge has held that the Newsom Administration’s effort to grant early releases to tens of thousands of prison inmates is invalid when it comes to offenders…