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May 2004

Date	Publisher	Reporter	Title
5/01/04	LA Times	Staff Reporters	2 Supervisors Seek Probe of Slaying at Jail *
5/01/04	LA Times	AP Wire	Jurors Clear Sheriff, Others in Jail-Death Suit *
5/01/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	San Jose judge convicted of fixing tickets *
5/01/04	Sac Bee	Brian Skoloff	Judge frees child molester after 20 years; victims recanted *
5/02/04	LA Times	Jenifer Warren	Guards Put Their Case to the Public *
5/02/04	LA Times	Joe Domanick	Rehabilitate Three-Strikes Law ... but Do It the Right Way *
5/02/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Changes looming for state's troubled prisons * (Incl. lunches for prisoners!)
5/02/04	SF Chronicle	Joan Ryan	Innocent man freed with luck, good lawyers *
5/02/04	Sac Bee	Gary Delsohn	Prison officials say overhaul is in works *
5/02/04	Sac Bee	Gary Delsohn & Clea Benson	Problems, blame abound in prison system *
5/02/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	Can Legislature bite the hand that feeds it? *
5/02/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	Prison guards union contributions to California legislators *
5/03/04	NY Times	Fox Butterfield	With Longer Sentences, Cost of Fighting Crime Is Higher *
5/03/04	Fresno Bee	Editorial	Legislators must decide for whom they work: guards union or voters *
5/03/04	San Diego Union Tribune	Editorial	Pound Foolish *
5/04/04	LA Times	Dan Morain	Suit Aims to Keep Prison Probe Records From Union *
5/04/04	Sac Bee	Gary Delsohn	Lockyer tackles prison guard pact *
5/04/04	Try-Valley Herald	Josh Richman	Group urges prison closures *
5/04/04	SF Chronicle	Editorial	An 'emergency' in state prisons? *
5/04/04	LA Times	Evan Halper	Prisons Chief Defends Crowding *
5/05/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Delay in parole reform cuts into savings *
5/05/04	Sac Bee	Clea Benson	Lawmakers to prisons: Plan better *
5/05/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Dead inmate's mother speaks out against lapses in jail protection *
5/05/04	Union Tribune	Greg Moran	Possible staff cuts loom large at offices of public defender *
5/05/04	Fresno Bee	Don Thompson	Prison spending reforms proposed by state lawmakers *
5/05/04	Fresno Bee	Jennifer Fitzenberger	Bill would revive prison work crews *
5/05/04	Mercury News	Mark Gladstone	Inmate surge built for months *
5/06/04	LA Times	Robert L. Bastian Jr.,	Exporting America's Shame *
5/06/04	SF Chronicle	Photos	Photo Timeline: Prisoner Abuse in Iraq
5/06/04	Sac Bee	Brian Skoloff	Wrongly convicted man reflects on his 20 years in prison *
5/06/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	Lockyer takes on guards *
5/06/04	Reuter	Alan Elsner	Abuse Common in U.S. Prisons, Activists Say *
5/07/04	LA Times	Jenifer Warren	Attack by Prison Dog Revealed *
5/07/04	Sac Bee	Don Thompson	Guards the ones doing 'Hard Time,' union says *
5/07/04	Sac Bee	Don Thompson	Prison guards threaten trouble if contract funding cut *
5/07/04	Sac Bee	Claire Cooper	Courts face slew of 'three-strikes' cases *
5/08/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	CYA officials want charges filed in alleged inmate dog attack *
5/08/04	California Journal	John Howard	Waiting for judgment day *
5/08/04	Alameda Times-Star	Dan Walters	Corrupt California prison system needs real reform
5/08/04	News10		Prison Guards' Union Unveils $1 Million Media Campaign *
5/08/04	California Journal	A.G. Block	Roderick Q. Hickman – Secretary of YACA *
5/08/04	California Journal	Sigrid Bathen	A system with no center *
5/08/04	LA Times	Fred Alvarez	Deliveries of Joy for Moms in Prison *
5/08/04	Sac Bee	Andy Furillo	Ex-prison official gets turn in court *
5/08/04	SF Chronicle	Matthew B. Stannard	'Inmates' got abused in psychology study *
5/08/04	NY Times	Fox Butterfield	Mistreatment of Prisoners Is Called Routine in U.S. *
5/08/04	Sac Bee	Jim Boren	Lessons from false-molestation cases
5/09/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Visit crunch for inmates' loved ones *
5/09/04	Fresno Bee	Denny Boyles	Prison cases contracted out *
5/09/04	Fresno Bee	Peter Schrag	Valley prisons, region's icons, not going away *
5/11/04	SF Chronicle	Henry K Lee	Family of slain inmate sues county, sheriff
5/12/04	LA Times	Andrew Blankstein	Suspect in Witness' Death Roamed Jail for Hours
5/12/04	LA Times	AP Wire	Corrections Officials Vow to Fix Flaws in Parole System
5/12/04	CS Monitor	Commentary	Helping Prisoners for Life
5/12/04	CS Monitor	Alexandra Marks	Prisons review results from 'get-tough' era
5/12/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Man arrested for 18-year old murder
5/12/04	Sentencing Project		The meaning of “Life” (PDF file)
5/13/04	Fresno Bee	Denny Boyles	Inquiry into prison death turns up little
5/14/04	LA Times	Staff Writers	Budget Puts Off Tough Choices (Lunches to be canceled for prisoners)
5/14/04	The Militant	Michael Italie	U.S. prison construction booms, abuse rampant
5/14/04	San Diego Union-Tribune	George J. Bryjak	Why good people do bad things
5/14/04	LA Times	Steve Lopez	Stakes Are High in Jail's Game of Chance
5/15/04	SAC Bee	Clea Benson	Inmate meal cutbacks assailed
5/15/05	NPR	Larry Abramson	U.S. Prisons Face Guard-Inmate Tensions
5/15/04	LA Times	Kerri Ullucci	What's Today's Vocabulary Word? C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L
5/16/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Report: LA sheriff promised hourly checks at jails to prevent killings
5/16/04	Associated Press	Robert Tanner	Improvements to U.S. Prisons Sought
5/16/04	LA Daily News		Cars returned after prostitution sweep (LAC Guards caught red handed!)
5/16/04	SF Chronicle	Michael Taylor	Douglas Rigg -- prison warden who disliked life sentences
5/17/04	NY Times	Editorial	The Dark Side of America
5/17/04	Boston Globe	Robert Tanner	Iraq prison scandal underscores abuses at US jails
5/17/04	CS Monitor	Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman	The prison effect on political landscape
5/17/04	The Recorder	Mike McKee	Calif. State Bar to Allow Lawyers to Break Confidentiality
5/17/04	Fresno Bee	Don Thompson	Guards' union contract under fire from two directions
5/18/04	SD Tribune	Don Thompson	Senate bill dumps part of prison guards' contract
5/19/04	LA Times	Evan Halper and Jenifer Warren	State Senators Take On Guards
5/19/04	LA Times	Konrad Moore	Cost Should Be a Factor in Prison Sentences
5/20/04	LA Times	Dan Morain	Guards Union Spreads Its Wealth
5/20/04	LA Times	Richard Fausset and Jenifer Warren	News a 'Punch in the Face' for Guards
5/20/04	LA Times	Richard Winton	VIPs Get an Eyeful in Tour of Jail
5/20/04	LA Times	Dan Morain	Guards' Ally Casts Critical Eye on Prison System
5/21/04	LA Times	Steve Lopez	Jail Tour Smacks of a House of Horrors
5/21/04	SD Tribune	Steve Schmidt	Drastic cut in prison trade program 'not a good sign'
5/21/04	SD Tribune	Steve Schmidt	The drive to reform California's prisons
5/21/04	Lew Rockwell.com	Paul Craig Roberts	A Prison State, If Not a Police State
5/21/04	Sac Bee	Don Thompson	Guards' heroism honored amid debate over prison abuses
5/22/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	State investigating death of inmate at Norco center
5/23/04	Sac Bee	Andy Furillo	Prison official under a cloud
5/23/04	Sac Bee	Don Thompson	Prison guards' union faces sea change in lawmaker support
5/23/04	Fresno Bee	Editorial	State Senate still ducking
5/23/04	SF Bay View	Otha Farley	I won’t let them kill my son
5/23/04	LA Times	Opinions	Prison Guards' Pay: There Oughta Be a Law
5/23/04	Detroit Free Press	Editorial	America’s Prisons
5/24/04	LA Times	Tim Reiterman	Union Keeps Tight Rein on Prisons
5/24/04	SF Chronicle	Editorial	Arnold: Cop or bleeding heart?
5/25/04	LA Times	Richard Fausset	Inmate in Coma After Beating at Castaic Jail
5/25/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Legislative Session At a Glance
5/25/04	Sac Bee	Jim Sanders	Food aid backed for some drug felons
5/25/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Senate bill asks voters to approve more schooling for inmates
5/26/04	LA Times	Anna Gorman & Richard Winton	Monitor to Study Jail's Problems From the Inside
5/26/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Shift in prison philosophy After 30 years of stressing punishment, rehabilitation is back
5/26/04	Sac Bee	Ed Fletcher	Prisoner ed measure advances
5/26/04	NPR	Audio File	U.S. Prison Conditions

April 2004

Date	Publisher	Reporter	Title
4/01/04	Mercury News	Mark Gladstone	Jan. 20 inmate beating called 'excessive force' *
4/01/04	CBS News	News Release	Calif. Inmate Beating on Tape *
4/01/04	Press Enterprise	Douglas Quan	Keep killer in prison, agents say
4/02/04	India Post	JS Bedi	Starvation death of Sikh: Victim of conspiracy? *
4/02/04	LB Press Telegram	Opinion	Prison-guard abuse *
4/02/04	LA Times	Dan Morain	Governor Uses Tactic to Press Pay Cuts for Prison Guards *
4/02/04	LA Times	Jenifer Warren	Videotape of Beating by CYA Officers Is Released *
4/02/04	Daily Review / AP	Don Thompson	Guards who beat wards likely won't be prosecuted
4/02/04	SF Chronicle	Bob Egelko	Appeals court rules on sex offender law
4/02/04	BSA	CA State Auditor	Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees
4/03/04	LA Times	Vince Beiser	The Ultimate Forgiveness *
4/03/04	LA Times	Weinstein/Sciaudone	Inmate Finally Freed as D.A. Backs Off *
4/03/04	Daily Californian	Andro Hsu	Prisoners of Ignorance *
4/04/04	LA Times	Richard Fausset	Inmates' Greetings Can Be a Godsend *
4/04/04	SAC BEE	Benson/Bluth	Prison system ignores budget cuts *
4/04/04	SAC BEE	Elizabeth Hume	Bringing closure *
4/05/04	SF Chronicle	Ruth Rosen	I can’t believe the beauty
4/06/04	SF Chronicle	Sam Whiting	Prison Privileges: San Quentin may be Marin's most exclusive address
4/06/04	Sac Bee	Gary Delsohn	Guards tell state they might deal on pay cut
4/06/04	Mercury News	Mark Gladstone	REFORMERS' OBJECTIVITY CALLED INTO QUESTION
4/07/04	LA Times	James Ricci	Gay Jail Inmates Get Chance to Learn *
4/07/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Prisons ripped for loose medical spending
4/07/04	SF Chronicle	Bureau Report	Youth prison bosses are being replaced
4/07/04	LA Times	Tim Reiterman	Prison Health Costs Soar 150% *
4/07/04	Fresno Bee	Report	Moving death row
4/07/04	LA Times	Peter Nicholas	Gov. Wants a Part-Time Legislature *
4/07/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Prisons ripped for loose medical spending
4/07/04	Sac Bee	Aurelio Rojas	Prisons' medical expenses assailed
4/07/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	Prisons ripped for loose medical spending
4/08/04	LA Times	Jenifer Warren	Prison Held Gang Members in Lockdown for Almost 2 Years *
4/08/04	Sac Bee	Aurelio Rojas	Prisons’ medical expenses assailed
4/09/04	NY Times	Charlie Le Duff	Equating Long Hair and Freedom, Prisoner Makes a Stand
4/10/04	Sac Bee	Gary Delsohn	Girl Scouts expert offers prison tips
4/11/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	Dumb on crime
4/12/04	SF Chronicle	Editorial	Improve Prison Education
4/13/04	Chicago Sun Times	Don Thompson	California Inmates saved lives *
4/14/04	LA Times	Opinion	California's Prison System Needs Rehabilitation *
4/14/04	Sac Bee	Greg Risling	California's violent crime, murder rates dropped in 2003 *
4/15/04	Sac Bee	Jim Sanders	Vote on 'three strikes' likely *
4/15/04	LA Times		STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR   *
4/16/04	NY Times	Opinion	California Reinvents the Wheel *
4/16/04	LA Times	Maura Dolan	Inmate Hero Earned Reward, Court Rules *
4/17/04	Hanford Sentinel	Staff	Youths get a taste of prison life *
4/17/04	Hanford Sentinel	Kara D. Machado	Mother of inmate set to stand trial [related article 4/8/04 'Black widow' guard sentenced] *
4/18/04	SF Chronicle	Debra J. Saunders	The war on people *
4/18/04	Sac Bee	Jim Sanders	'3 strikes' measure splits Klaas, dad *
4/18/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Report shows why dozens of sheriff's deputies suspended or fired *
4/19/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	'Dollar-a-Day' delusion *
4/20/04	SF Chronicle	Bob Egelko	'3-strikes' law takes hit in court *
4/20/04	The Recorder	Jeff Chorney	Despite 'Andrade,' 9th Circuit Rules Theft Sentence Too Long *
4/21/04	Washington Post		Wrong on Rights *
4/21/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Bill pressures attorney general in prison misconduct *
4/21/04	Press Enterprise	Stefanie Frith & Mike Kataoka	Court rejects third strike *
4/21/04	Tri-Valley Herald	Josh Richman	Court again affirms inmates can have Net printouts *
4/21/04	C S Monitor	Daniel B Wood	Budget cuts are setting convicts free *
4/21/04	SN&R	Jill Steward	Correctional action plan *
4/21/04	SN&R	Bruce Kevin Ford	Double Jeopardy *
4/22/04	OC Register	Jim Hinch	A silent revolution
4/22/04	Sac Bee	Andy Furillo	Watchdog planned for prisons *
4/22/04	Press Enterprise	Stefanie Frith	Women's prison warden moves to Sacramento *
4/22/04	Sac Bee	AP Wire	Senate approves measure to let media interview prisoners *
4/23/04	LA Times	Jeff Benson	Students scared back on straight path *
4/23/04	E-OnLine	Marcus Errico	Suge Out of Jail, Begins Charity Work *
4/24/04	SF Chronicle	Mark Martin	State won't prosecute counselors in beatings *
4/25/04	Sac Bee	Mareva Brown	Therapy key for teen sex offenders *
4/25/04	Sac Bee	Konrad Moore	How 'Three strikes' justice stops at the county line
4/26/04	LA Times	Evan Halper	State's Prisons Declare a Crisis *
4/27/04	LA Times	Richard Fausset	Crowding at Prison Threatens Honor Program *
4/27/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	Editorial: Unholy triad drives costs *
4/27/04	Reuters		California Declares Emergency in Five Prisons *
4/28/04	Contra Costa Times	Mark Gladstone	Prisons may need funding increase *
4/28/04	LA Times	Jenifer Warren & Evan Halper	Lawmakers Question Prison-Agency Order *
4/28/04	Sac Bee	Andy Furillo	Inmate shift raises prison violence fears *
4/28/04	LA Times	Opinion	STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR - A Too-Obvious 'Emergency' *
4/28/04	Mercury News		Supreme Court affirms Schwarzenegger's clemency order *
4/28/04	Mercury News	Mark Gladstone	More inmates likely, adding to prison costs *
4/29/04	Minnesota Daily	Bob Libal	U.S. prisons are expanded for all the wrong reasons *
4/29/04	SF Chronicle	Editorial	Just look the other way
4/29/04	Fresno Bee	Chris T Nguyen	Activists, relatives demand reforms at California youth prisons *
4/29/04	Fresno Bee	Editorial	Triple trouble *
4/29/04	Sac Bee	Editorial	A Contract with Disaster
4/29/04	LA Times	Times Staff Writers	Witness found dead in Jail Cell *
4/30/04	LA Times	Richard Fausset	Guards Win the First Round in Effort to Sue Prisoners Over Assaults *
4/30/04	Stockton Record	Scott Smith	Federal CYA probe begins *
4/30/04	Stockton Record	Michael Fitzgerald	S.J. County authority unsound *
4/30/04	SF Chronicle	Bob Egelko	3 strikes decision will stand *

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