Wednesday, December 29, 2010

More Construction... This Time, in California

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In the heels of the report from Michigan come two new construction projects within California, both funded by AB 900 . In Calaveras County ,...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Michigan: Preparing a Prison for California Inmates

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(image courtesy Cory Morse from the Grand Rapids Press) The Michigan dream, which encountered some serious hurdles before getting back on t...

A Surprising Voice Against Mandatory Minimums and Criminalization

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"Tough on crime, tough on crime, lock 'em up! This is how these guys ran, but it isn't working! . . . We're locking up peop...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Merry Christmas, Taxpayers

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After a conference and travel hiatus, CCC returns to a semi-regular posting regimen. And what better than a post on California Watch , accor...
Friday, December 10, 2010

The Fight Over Preston Youth Correctional Facility

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On occasion, we have covered the abysmal state of juvenile prisons in California. Since our juvenile prison population has been declining, ...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Crime of Punishment in California: NYT Editorial

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Earlier this week, the New York Times published an editorial on the California correctional crisis, apropos the Plata/Colemen arguments. At...

LA Times favors parole for youth LWOPs

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Today's LA Times carries this piece: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-1208-sara-20101208,0,2931752.story subtitled,...