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Prisoner accused of murdering another inmate at CMC

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died following a fight with another inmate on Saturday morning. The suspected assailant is currently housed in the administrative segregation  unit and the prison has been placed on... (Continue reading)

15-to-life for CHP officer death

Written on 6 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Kaylee Weisenberg was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in state prison following her second-degree murder conviction in the death of CHP officer Brett Oswald. [The Tribune] Oswald, 48, died June 27, 2010 after being struck by Weisenberg’s automobile... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony accused of gross negligence

Written on 29 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By ROBERT THOMAS Recently, it has been suggested that administration of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisoner health care system by a federal oversight agency be ended and authority returned to CDCR. However, the current federal... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles couple sentenced to federal prison for smuggling illegal aliens

Written on 13 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A husband and wife from Paso Robles who admitted harboring illegal aliens after they were smuggled into the United States and forced to work in sub-standard conditions at the couple’s elder care facilities were each sentenced today to 18 months... (Continue reading)

Templeton child molester sentenced to 16 years

Written on 7 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge sentenced Donald Baker to 16 years in prison on Monday for sex crimes against two children now ages 12 and 15. Baker had avoided sentencing for more than a month claiming he... (Continue reading)

Warrant issued for Templeton sex offender

Written on 31 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Templeton man who pled guilty to sexually molesting two children failed to appear at a hearing Monday prompting the judge to issue a warrant for his arrest. Donald Baker, 40, has repeatedly not shown up for his sentencing hearings.... (Continue reading)

Lompoc guard pleads guilty to inmate sex

Written on 23 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former correctional officer at the Lompoc’s Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty last week to a charge of having unlawful sexual relations with a male inmate. Renee Noelle Gutierrez, 42, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony charge... (Continue reading)

California prison psychologist allegedly faked her own rape

Written on 11 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Police arrested a prison psychologist for making a false report of rape in order to convince her husband to move out of their Sacramento neighborhood. [WashingtonPost] Laurie Ann Martinez, 36, allegedly split her lip, scraped her knuckles with sandpaper, had... (Continue reading)

Estate Financial felon getting out of prison early

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A principal in a fraudulent $3oo million investment scheme he ran out of the Estate Financial Inc. office in Paso Robles, which financially ruined thousands of people, is slated to be released after serving a little more than three years... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman sentenced to six years in prison for fraud

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

A Paso Robles woman was sentenced this morning to 72 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education out of a $35 million grant, according to a U.S. Attorney’s office press release.... (Continue reading)