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Prison System Mistakenly Adds to Inmate Firefighter Sentences The good conduct system California recently implemented is mistakenly adding time to inmate firefighters’ sentences. Officials have fixed the malfunction and are working to recalculate the sentences. July 13, 2021 •  (TNS) — California prison officials created new good conduct credits in May designed to speed up the releases of more than 76,000 inmates, but one segment of the prison inmate ...

Should CA Release 76K Inmates Early? Patch Readers Weigh In - Los Angeles, CA - Three-quarters of CA's district attorneys sued the state Wednesday to block the state from releasing thousands of inmates early. [Survey]

Early Release Of 76K California Inmates: Civil Lawsuit [Survey] - Murrieta, CA - Forty-four CA district attorneys joined the suit against the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Take our survey.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joined 43 California counties on May 26 in filing a civil lawsuit against the ...

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joined 43 California counties on May 26 in filing a civil lawsuit against the early release of 76,000 state inmates. “It is my job as district attorney to keep Orange County safe,” Spitzer said in a press release. “ The public must be given the opportunity to question why the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would decide that returning murders, child molesters, and rapists back into our neighborhoods more quickly s...

Law officials in Orange County, Calif. say they’re worried about state plans to reduce the sentences of up ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who is running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election, is criticizing the governor for a new rule that could shorten the sentences of 76,000 felons in California, including many who have committed violent crimes. The changes were approved this week by the state Office of Administrative Law and were scheduled to take effect Saturday, although officials say it will be months or years before any inmates are released. More than...

State corrections officials say the goal is to reward inmates who better themselves while critics fear the move could have serious consequences

Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was serving a life sentence for multiple counts of murder. California corrections department spokeswoman Vicky Waters said there was no sign of ...

LOS ANGELES — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a...