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Aug 2009

Early release of prisoners results in more crime

It is shocking that in order to save the state money, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other elected officials are contemplating a massive early release of prison inmates, the elimination of parole supervision for released prisoners, and a...

05

Aug 2009

Bratton stepping down as Los Angeles police chief

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says he's stepping down after a seven-year tenure in which he instituted major reforms of the once-scandalized police department. Bratton announced Wednesday he is leaving Oct. 31 with three years...

05

Aug 2009

138 in Cincinnati police department face layoffs

Cincinnati police could take the biggest hit in layoffs this year to make up for the city's $28 million deficit. City Manager Milton Dohoney proposes to lay off 138 members of the police department, but he said the number of officers...

04

Aug 2009

Judges order state to release nearly 43,000 prisoners in next two years

California's prisons are so overcrowded that the state is violating inmates' constitutional rights, three federal judges ruled today in a decision imposing a cap on the prison population that will force the state to release nearly 43,000...