Judges: Calif. prison reforms would fail
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California's $7.8 billion prison reform plan will only make conditions worse behind bars, two federal judges said in ordering the creation of a judicial panel to recommend better ways to ease prison crowding.
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The judge who presided over Chicago's biggest mob trial in years expressed doubts Wednesday about setting bond for a retired policeman convicted in the case, saying his testimony was unbelievable.
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A plea to declare capital punishment for juvenile offenders unconstitutional received a skeptical hearing at the Supreme Court yesterday, as one of two justices likely to be pivotal to the outcome voiced repeated doubts.
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Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells for inmates.
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A judge in California has rejected an attempt by lawyers acting for Michael Jackson to get child molestation charges against him thrown out or to have his trial delayed by several months.
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By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Monday gave California officials six months to ease crowding in the nation's largest prison system, warning that court-ordered remedies could include limiting the inmate population and releasing some prisoners early.
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By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's corrections secretary said Friday that the state will create a commission to review sentencing guidelines for felons, potentially a key step in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to relieve prison overcrowding.
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IONE, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed on Monday to clean up the state prison system, saying he and his team will do whatever it takes to end the corruption and mismanagement plaguing the troubled Department of Corrections.
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By Julia Reynolds, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 13--Juries are prejudiced by seeing defendants wearing prison garb and shackles, the Sixth District Court of Appeals said Tuesday in its reversal of a 26-year sentence handed down in Monterey County Superior Court.
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The judge who dismissed the rape case against NBA star Kobe Bryant expressed frustration Thursday, saying a series of embarrassing courthouse mistakes should serve as a warning against taking money away from the judiciary.
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GALT, Calif.  - California's prisons are putting a  new emphasis on rehabilitation, but it may take years to reduce  the high level of repeat offenders, the state's top prison  official said on Wednesday.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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Prison guards claim state officials lied to the U.S. Supreme Court about racial segregation in California's prisons and the extent to which race is used to set prison policies, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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A federal judge said that tribunals like the one the suspect is facing are contrary to principles of American justice.
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A âjudgeâs probationâ program shows what can happen when judges with meager training exercise unchecked power.
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A Superior Court judge yesterday dealt a major blow to a Romney administration bid to revamp the state's auto insurance system as opponents warned the governor's initiative would cause discounts to dry up and plunge as many as 800,000 drivers into a legal limbo without coverage.
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Will overcrowding, lack of rehabilitative programs, and invasions of privacy make her a prison reformer?