Schwarzenegger praises state prison system reforms

Oakland Tribune;  August 17, 2004 ;     679 words ......its "expensive and inefficient" prison system as it tries to ward off a federal...receiver over the largest state prison system. Schwarzenegger said he never...The state's adult and juvenile prison system has flared as Schwarzenegger's...

Prison system rife with mismanagement

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  July 25, 2006 ;     505 words ......the years than the California prison system. Four days of stories by Daily...state and local levels of the prison system over decades, with the California...facility are among the highest in the prison system. The 65-year-old prison has been...

State's prison system rife with mismanagement

The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  July 25, 2006 ;     499 words ......the years than the California prison system. Four days of stories by Daily...state and local levels of the prison system over decades, with the California...facility are among the highest in the prison system. The 65-year-old prison has been...

Investigators Probe Calif. Prison System

AP Online;  January 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......California. (AP Graphic) The California prison system's use of some of its toughest...Brett Morgan, chief deputy for the prison system's inspector general. Just weeks...spokeswoman Patty Pontello said. The prison system is conducting its own investigation...

EDITORIAL: Fix prison system now.(Editorial)

Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  August 7, 2006 ;     485 words ......FOR MANY YEARS the California prison system has been fraught with problems...by doctors who are hired by the prison system. One urologist charged the state...matched by the ineptness of the prison system's management. The audit found...

Women's prison system mooted

The Press;  July 19, 2000 ;     447 words ......appointing a director of women's prisons to head a separate prison system catering for the needs of...of Christchurch Women's Prison, Cecelia Lashlie, and Kathleen...growing number coming into prison and compounding the high...outside the traditional prison system for some ...

State prison system reduces number of bad beds by 27 percent

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  October 8, 2008 ;     507 words ...The state prison system has reduced the number of nontraditional...Among the 12 facilities chosen by the prison system for bad-bed deactivation was the medium-securi...spokeswoman Kyri Owens. Still, the state prison system views the reductions as having a positive...

Prison system 'disgraceful'; INMATE DIES

The Press;  September 13, 2008 ;     585 words ......Christchurch woman slammed the prison system as "absolutely disgraceful...earlier at Christchurch Prison. Christchurch Coroner...slow machinations" of the prison system. Elizabeth Jenkins, Cox...weak". He had been in prison less than a month for...

INDIANA PRISON SYSTEM ON TRIAL

Post-Tribune (IN);  January 2, 1993 ;     615 words ......shine a spotlight on Indiana's prison system, which already was struggling...their families say the Indiana prison system needs major reforms. Push for...divert inmates from the state prison system and reduced the need for more...

California needs to fix its troubled prison system

Oakland Tribune;  June 28, 2006 ;     575 words ...CALIFORNIAS prison system is in crisis, and its up to the state...dangers created by an overburdened prison system should no longer exist. The governors...communities. Weve supported reforming the prison system and providing inmates with more education...

California needs to fix its prison system

Oakland Tribune;  June 28, 2006 ;     579 words ...CALIFORNIA'S prison system is in crisis, and it's up to the state...dangers created by an overburdened prison system should no longer exist. The governor...communities. We've supported reforming the prison system and providing inmates with more education...

State needs to fix its prison system

Oakland Tribune;  June 28, 2006 ;     579 words ...CALIFORNIA'S prison system is in crisis and it's up to the state...dangers created by an overburdened prison system should no longer exist. The governor...communities. We've supported reforming the prison system and providing inmates with more education...

State prison system needs more cells.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA);  March 11, 2007 ;     694 words ......state's prison population. The prison system is already at 44,365, or more...because it's putting pressure on the prison system. As long as the population keeps...these new facilities are open, the prison system will have space for nearly 49...

Out of sight, out of mind.('Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the...

The Women's Review of Books;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Crisis of Women in the US Prison System By Silja J.A. Talvi Emeryville...identified a crisis in the US prison system. Some point to the disproportionate...call the War on Drugs. Prison abolitionists speak forcefully...with representations of prison inmates as murderers and...

California Prison System In 'Crisis,' Governor Says; Schwarzenegger Plans...

The Washington Post;  June 27, 2006 ;     492 words ......Schwarzenegger (R) said that the state prison system has reached "a crisis point" and...the problem. Only the federal prison system is larger than California's system...needed to avoid having the whole prison system be placed under federal control...