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Aug 2009

AG Holder calls for cooperation, innovation in law enforcement

Attorney General Eric Holder Monday called on law enforcement officials to embrace new techniques for fighting crime, but with an eye toward ensuring innovation is actually producing results. Speaking to a conference on gang violence and...

24

Aug 2009

Assembly to unveil revamped prisons plan

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, has dramatically altered a prison proposal passed by the state Senate, removing some of the most contentious provisions of the Senate bill - including a plan for a new commission to set...

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Aug 2009

Corrections to issue 1,300 new layoff notices in wake of budget cuts

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Monday it will issue 1,300 new layoff notices in Sacramento, Amador, Fresno and elsewhere after the assumed $1.2 billion cut to the department's budget. Department chief of...

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Aug 2009

Panel to study prison sentencing removed from spending package

The action was taken by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass. It was unclear whether Senate leader Darrell Steinberg would go along with the limited version. The sentencing review is one of his priorities. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass on Monday...