Legal Challenges to Drive Calif. Prison Construction

By Helen Christophi
(01/31/2011)
There is no end in sight to California’s prison woes. Last month the state’s newly elected Gov. Jerry Brown proposed moving low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails to ease the state’s $28 billion deficit.

CDCR Launches Parolee Resource Directory to Avert Recidivism


(12/03/2010)
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation launched an online Community Resource Directory for parolees, their families and other community members in an effort to help offenders successfully reintegrate into their neighborhoods and reduce recidivism.

AB 900 Moves Forward


(06/25/2010)
The month of June provided a shot in the arm for the overcrowded prison system as the California made concrete progress in its efforts to expand prison and jail beds.