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I think one of the things i want to point out is that in terms of the changes currently taking place in californias criminal Justice System is that we have embarked on a very, very large experiment and thats called realignment. Prison population in california is going to approach by or sometime next year the federal mandate of 130,000. Weve already released some 50,000 individuals to serve their time locally, and these offenses that we were talking about here are currently in the list of offense...

Tactical units. You have it stay there, be very vigilant, lets see if this incident is going to escalate and while thats going on we find out whether it is even a gangrelated incident. Because we have had Community Based Organization Members who called me and said, hey, the one that happened at third, thats not a gang thing. Its a personal beef, you dont need to work about it. I think its working, that the communitybased workers are trusting us and reaching out to us to see whats going on. As fa...

Also when someone is doing good and recognizing their progress, not just sanctioning them when in fact they relapse because relapse is a fact, and its part and parcel to addiction recovery. George, let me ask you, marty raisesed the point that the reason that we need felony possibilities with drug possession offenses is that we need an incentive for people to choose treatment when they are charged with a crime. Do you agree with them [ i dont. I understand where marty is coming from. I think we ...

Want to point out is that in terms of the changes currently taking place in californias criminal Justice System is that we have embarked on a very, very large experiment and thats called realignment. Prison population in california is going to approach by or sometime next year the federal mandate of 130,000. Weve already released some 50,000 individuals to serve their time locally, and these offenses that we were talking about here are currently in the list of offenses that were to be served in ...

We will begin this morning with the city of detroit and your thoughts on the federal bailout for them. What is your take . Michigan residents, we want to hear from you let me begin with detroits mayor who was on the sunday talk shows and was talking about the prospects of a federal bailout. [video clip] i know the president has a lot on his plate. This will add tremendously to that. We are not the only city that is going to struggle through what we are going through. There are over 100 major urb...

People come to a Needle Exchange program so they can safely use their drugs without getting an infection and spreading it to other people. There is no coercion involved. It is the most important you can have for someone who is a known drug user what that suggests is that when people need to get help, when people are trying to get better, what they most need is to have the opportunity to find their own dignity, their own self, their own worth. Having a judge or prosecutor with a hammer over your ...

Benefits and the drawbacks. Woodruff a California Program takes guns away from those who legally bought them, but are now barred from owning them. Spencer michels has our next story on stopping gun violence. This is an ak47 Assault Rifle. This is a 500 caliber revolver. All of them have been confiscated within the last six months. Brown can elderly patients with dementia consent to sex . We talk to bloomberg reporter bryan gruley about his series of stories. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour....

Woodruff a California Program takes guns away from those who legally bought them, but are now barred from owning them. Spencer michels has our next story on stopping gun violence. This is an ak47 Assault Rifle. This is a 500 caliber revolver. All of them have been confiscated within the last six months. Brown can elderly patients with dementia consent to sex . We talk to bloomberg reporter bryan gruley about his series of stories. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs n...

Money but is it good for former workers . All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for monday, september 9th. Good evening everybody, im tyler matheson. The markets kicked off this week higher, sending the dow back up to the 15,000 mark once again, following the strong Economic Growth out of china, and easing worries about an imminent u. S. Military strike against syria, and well talk more about those developments in syria in just a moment. With all ten s p sectors closing today, the...

Money but is it good for former workers . All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for monday, september 9th. Good evening everybody, im tyler matheson. The markets kicked off this week higher, sending the dow back up to the 15,000 mark once again, following the strong Economic Growth out of china, and easing worries about an imminent u. S. Military strike against syria, and well talk more about those developments in syria in just a moment. With all ten s p sectors closing today, the...