tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46355775083954994452011-07-30T21:00:49.888-07:00Invest in communities not cages... Its the only solutionCaPMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910358498865417259noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635577508395499445.post-59135863043454625952010-02-08T16:07:00.000-08:002010-02-08T16:16:01.331-08:00

Whoever convinced Californians that prisons are the route to public safety was a criminal mastermind. As budgets for our education system and other desperately needed social services are routinely cut through the years, funds are continuously allocated to the prison industrial complex. Likewise, evermore laws are passed creating new reasons to stuff people in those prisons. Already home to the

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Our State, Our Schools: California Students Take it Back!Originally printed in the Fresno UndercurrentOnce upon a time California held the model public education system in the country, seeing educating youth and workers, regardless of income, as a crucial investment. In the 1980s a drastic priority shift occurred, redirecting funds from education to other, less beneficial industries such as the

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U.S. court revives California inmate's lawsuit over lockdowns - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento BeePosted using ShareThis

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Up to 500 Fresno Co. inmates to be freed - Updates- Fresnobee.comFresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said today she will close up to three floors of the jail and release up to 500 inmates early to help her close a budget deficit. The changes would take effect Feb. 8.Mims said a shortage of sales tax revenue has given her a $3.9 million budget gap for the fiscal year ending June 30. That figure is

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Calitics:: Reactions to the Governor's Budget: You've Got to Be Kidding

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Shooting by Fresno officer early test for auditor - Afternoon's top stories - Fresnobee.comIncident provides first chance to monitor an investigation.Posted at 01:37 PM on Thursday, Jan. 07, 2010By Jim Guy, Paula Lloyd and George Hostetter / The Fresno BeeThe Fresno Police Department's first officer-involved shooting of the year Thursday also gave the city's first-ever police auditor his initial

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Tafoya jury hears intimidation charge - Afternoon's top stories - Fresnobee.comPosted at 01:50 PM on Friday, Jan. 08, 2010By Pablo Lopez / The Fresno BeeJurors in the criminal trial of a former Fresno police officer this morning learned of the prosecution’s allegation that the defendant tried to intimidate a witness.Jurors have been kept in the dark about the allegation since Dec. 31, when

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Schwarzenegger faces final year in sea of red ink-Top Stories- Fresnobee.comFriday January 8th at 11 am--Demand a State Budget Where Families Come First! Create jobs by investing in health and human services! Provide a strong safety net to help Californians survive and thrive! Bring home more federal dollars! Please join Health Access, California Partnership and scores of statewide and local

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DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST KRISTY & BRIAN - NEEDLE EXCHANGE SAVE LIVES BANNER DROP! : Indybay

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Geo to house thousands of California inmates, build new facility http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=11617068Posted: Dec 03, 2009 2:36 PM PSTActivists demonstrate against private prisonhttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6762816.html Dec. 10, 2009, 4:36AM

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State spends big on prison health temps Capitol and California- Fresnobee.com

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The Fresno BeeFresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer would like to update the public on a case involving a Fresno Police Officer that generated considerable media attention at the time of the incident.On July 20, 2006 the Fresno Police Department's Major Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at a residence in which methamphetamines were seized. This residence was co-owned by Officer Alfred Campos and

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Fresno Deputy Sheriff's AssociationFresno Deputy Sheriff's Association

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Third inmate dies of swine flu in Calif prisons - San Jose Mercury News

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PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! GRACIAS!Dear friends,It is showdown time for environmental justice versus some of the worst environmental racism seen in years.The people of Kettleman City need your support, and physical presence if possible, at the so-called public hearing being held by the Kings County Board of Supervisors on Monday, December 7th at 6 p.m.. The hearing will be held in

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Published online on Thursday, Dec. 03, 2009By Pablo Lopez / The Fresno BeeA city fire inspector has filed a claim against the city of Fresno and Fresno County, contending she was singled out when she was charged with felony vandalism for scratching her police-officer husband’s pickup truck during a verbal argument.Shandra Rodems and her attorney, Jeff Hammerschmidt, said at a news conference this

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FRONTLINE: the age of aids: past/future: needle exchange: a primer | PBSNeedle Exchange: A PrimerPreventing the transmission of HIV by giving clean needles to drug addicts -- one of the highest risk groups for infection -- has been a controversial issue for more than two decades in the United States. Does needle exchange bring down HIV infection rates? What does the scientific evidence show? Here

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Please join a delegation of Kettleman City residents in an action atWaste Management's garbage transfer facility in Fresno on Monday,November 30th at 2 p.m.Waste Management is the parent company of Chemical Waste Management, the company trying to expand their already giant hazardous waste and PCB dump - and they are also hoping to turn that toxic dump into a RADIOACTIVE WASTE dump!!! Kettleman

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009(11-18) 17:08 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) --Health officials are blaming swine flu for killing two California prison inmates, the state's first prisoner deaths connected to the H1N1 virus.A federal court-appointed receiver who controls prison medical care says one inmate died Tuesday in a central California prison. The other died Friday in a Southern California

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Stockton, S.J. County, business group want state to consider local impactBy Scott SmithRecord Staff WriterNovember 18, 2009 12:00 AMSTOCKTON - A coalition of local leaders followed through Tuesday on threats to take state prison officials to court after unveiling plans in recent weeks to build a 1,734-bed inmate medical center southeast of Stockton.The Stockton Greater Chamber of Commerce, city

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Modesto Mono Park 2 says, "NO WAY to D.A.’s 'Deal' – Bring on the Jury Trial!"On November 10th, the Stanislaus County District Attorney was not interested in anything less than a misdemeanor conviction against two volunteers arrested for offering syringe exchange, and harm reduction services in the Airport District of Modesto. In an act of punishment and criminalization of public health service,

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CDCR Files Response to Federal Three Judge Panel on Prison Management Plan"We have thoroughly examined the court's concerns and believe that this plan represents the best option to meet the court's order," said CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate. "Although this plan meets the court mandate, we continue to believe our best option is the original plan already being implemented by the state that reduces

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Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff WriterThursday, November 12, 2009(11-12) 20:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Schwarzenegger administration bowed to a federal court order Thursday and submitted a plan to reduce California's prison population by more than 40,000 in two years, largely by sending fewer people to prison for relatively minor crimes and parole violations.Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate

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by Mike Rhodes ( editor [at] fresnoalliance.com )Friday Nov 6th, 2009 8:51 PMhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/06/18628008.phpFriday, November 6, 2009 - The Fresno Brown Berets and California Prison Moratorium Project organized a march and rally in protest of what they say is “Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer's corrupt and racist administration.” They called for his resignation or

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PRESS STATEMENT - PRESS STATEMENT -- PRESS STATEMENTFire Liar DyerFriday November 6, 2009 at 4:00 pm in front of Fresno Police Headquarters=============================================================================On January 31, 2009, Jerry Dyer was quoted in the FRENSO BEE stating:"It’s important for me and for all of us to not rush to judgment on this case"Dyer was clearly upset about a case

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Its the families turn to speak out. Join Fresno victims of police shootings, abuse and brutality Oct 22 at the corner of N and Mariposa streets at 5:30 pm. wear Black, (we are still mourning) bring candles and pictures of love ones be ready to cry when you hear the testimony. National Call for Oct 22---14th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality The year 2009 started off with at least

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http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x746311323/One-prison-expansion-off-two-moving-forwardBY CHRISTINE BEDELL, Californian government editorcbedell@bakersfield.com | Sunday, Sep 27 2009 02:54 PMLast Updated Sunday, Sep 27 2009 02:56 PMThe state has called off an expansion of Tehachapi's state prison to relieve overcrowding but still plans to add onto prisons in Wasco and Delano.State and

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By SOLOMON MOOREhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/us/23sentence.html?_r=1&hpCORONA, Calif. Mary Thompson, an inmate at the California Institution for Women here, was convicted of two felonies for a robbery spree in which she threatened victims with a knife. Her third felony under California’s three-strikes law was the theft of three tracksuits to pay for her crack cocaine habit in 1982.Like one

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Just a friendly reminder, Monday is our march to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting. For those of you who haven't already signed on to this event, this is a HUGE social justice issue and we need as many people from throughout Fresno to come through! We have people from throughout the state coming to take a stand against this injustice. Why is California prepared to cut all welfare,

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by Mike Rhodes ( editor [at] fresnoalliance.com )Saturday Oct 10th, 2009 5:28 PMOn September 23, two Fresno police officers shot and killed Lonnie Graham. He was unarmed. Police chief Jerry Dyer said his officers feared for their lives when Graham emerged from a house with a cell phone in his hand. Yesterday (October 9, 2009), a protest was held in downtown Fresno. 2:52 minute audio below.Listen

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Parents and Students React to Roosevelt Shooting - 4/17/08 - Fresno News - abc30.comIts unbelievable that police are allowed guns on campus, let alone allowed to shoot students. I will look for the subsequent reporting of this incident that says the autopsy contradicts the officers story. The cops says he was on the ground shooting up in self defense, the coroner says the bullet entered the

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Roosevelt High School Student Shot and Killed - Fresno Police Officer Shot and Killed a Roosevelt High Student - 4/17/08 - Fresno News - abc30.com

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The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog: CA: Uncaging the Valley: Women and Children in Prison AlleySeptember 25, 2007CA: Uncaging the Valley: Women and Children in Prison AlleySponsoring organizations include but not limited to, California Prison Moratorium ProjectCoalition of Women Prisoners, Center for Non Violence, Peace Fresno, National Network in Action, Families against Three Strikes,All of Us or

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PROCLAMATION by the Governor of the State of Californiahttp://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/proclamation/4278/ WHEREAS, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is required by California law to house inmates committed to state prison; and WHEREAS, various trends and factors, including population increases, parole policies, sentencing laws, and recidivism

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Madera TribuneGroup asks for money to help inmates learn to readMadera TribuneTuesday, September 02, 2003By Glenna Jarvis - The Madera TribuneSeventy percent of the inmates at adult correctional facilities are illiterate, according to Margaret Stewart, director of the Juvenile Justice and Prevention Commission. As many county employees did on Thursday, she approached the Madera County Board of

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