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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2016

Video: Family Members of Slain CA Officers Oppose Prisoner Release Proposition

Family members of two law enforcement officers slain in recent weeks have come out against Proposition 57, accusing Gov. Jerry Brown of attempting to deceive voters about the measure that would enable some inmates to be paroled sooner.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2015

Federal Correctional Officers' Union Renews Call for Sentencing Reform

AFGE's Council of Prison Locals, which represents over 33,000 correctional workers at federal prisons across the country, praised Obama's denouncement of mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent drug offenders.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2014

Calif. Given 2 Years to Cut Prison Population

A federal court gave California two more years Monday to reduce the population of its overcrowded prisons, yielding to pressure from state officials who said they could meet an impending deadline only by shipping thousands of inmates to other states.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2013

State Prisoner Release Program Stresses LAPD Resources

Since state officials implemented the prison measures in late 2011, the LAPD has had between 160 to 170 officers assigned full time to units responsible for keeping tabs on thousands of felons who are living in Los Angeles.

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