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Confidential prisoner records found discarded in dumpster

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

A box of California Men’s Colony (CMC) prisoner files, that contain private information such as psyche evaluations and social security numbers, was found in a dumpster at the Shell gas station on Madonna Road near Highway 101 in San Luis... (Continue reading)

State workers tend to be professors or prison guards

Written on 16 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

It’s a familiar  refrain heard in any election year: What we really need to do in Sacramento is cut state jobs. Not so fast, according to the nonpartisan California Budget Project which reports that most state workers tend to be... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara supervisors back parole program

Written on 17 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

In an effort to reduce former prisoners from re-offending, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown’s plan to build two parole day reporting centers won board of supervisor support on Tuesday. [Noozhawk] With a reporting center in Santa Maria and one... (Continue reading)

Unsupervised prisoner release imminent

Written on 11 Dec, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

California state prisons are to begin implementing a plan for the unsupervised release of up to 40,000 non-violent inmates and are required to train staff on non-revocable parole eligibility by Jan. 21, according to a memo sent from the State... (Continue reading)

No buts about it: Inmate cell phone use up

Written on 31 Jan, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN In agony from abdominal cramps, the California Men’s Colony (CMC) inmate was bent over groaning when correctional officers discovered him, and though initially reticent, the man finally confessed to smuggling. He had a contraband cell phone and its... (Continue reading)