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07

Aug 2009

California scrambles to prepare for inmate release

California state and local officials, already reeling from budget cuts and public-safety layoffs, are struggling with a federal order to release about 40,000 inmates to reduce prison overcrowding and bracing for the impact on their...

06

Aug 2009

Bratton's exit poses a major challenge for L.A.

William J. Bratton's announcement Wednesday that he would resign as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department caught Angelenos by surprise, including the mayor and police leaders who suddenly found themselves confronted with the daunting...

06

Aug 2009

Crime in Hollywood Entertainment Corridor Drops by 26%

Since the LAPD deployed 40 foot officers in the Hollywood and Highland area earlier this year crime has dropped considerably, city officials announced today. An overall reduction in crime has dropped 26% and more specifically, there has...

05

Aug 2009

Federal judges order California to release 43,000 inmates

Federal judges call conditions in the prisons 'appalling' and unconstitutional. A reduction plan is due by mid-September. California must shrink the population of its teeming prisons by nearly 43,000 inmates over the next two years to meet...