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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: California Department of Corrections

California Department of Corrections stories: 3 news summaries

Packed Calif. Prisons Must Dump 1/3 of Inmates: Judges

Judges say squeeze threatens inmate health

Feb 10, 09 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A panel of federal judges ruled yesterday that overcrowding in California's 33 prisons—158,00 inmates in space meant for 84,000—poses a threat to inmate health. The court tentatively required the state to reduce the prison population by up to 57,000, the LA Times reports. The governor’... More »

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California • prisoners • prisons • California Department of Corrections • Bill Maher Grid

California to End Last Outpost
of Segregation: Prisons

Many expect surge in violence with change

Jun 15, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - California will fully integrate its prison system next month, making it one of the last states to do so, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The state will end the practice of separating new arrivals to the nation's largest prison system based on race. Both guards and inmates are bracing for... More »

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California • prison system • segregation • integration • racial tension • California Department of Corrections • segregated prisons • Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown • University of North Texas

Error Sends
Former Radical
Back to Jail

5 days after Olson's release, prison officials cite clerical mistake

Mar 22, 08 10:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five days after her release from prison, police today re-arrested a former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army and said she had to serve another year. Authorities said they made a clerical error and freed Sara Jane Olson too soon, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Olson, 61, had served six... More »

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Sara Jane Olson • Kathleen Soliah • Symbionese Liberation Army • California Department of Corrections • prison release • domestic terrorism • guerrilla groups • SLA

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