Politi-Cal
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July 10, 2012
California
San Diego County’s effort to obtain state permission for private companies to run a jail or probation camp appears headed into a solid wall of opposition in the Legislature.
Jan. 25, 1988
North of San Francisco, on a windswept bluff in Marin County, one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the nation intensifies inside San Quentin State Prison.
July 9, 2020
On Feb. 1, if the current schedule holds, busloads of inmates will begin arriving at the new state prison in Lancaster, ending a six-year battle over the $207-million project and giving the Antelope Valley a major new institution.
Dec. 23, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Collage-paintings that examine human frailty.
May 13, 2016
There won’t be any fanfare. No dignitaries, speeches or high school bands.
Jan. 31, 1993
Despite a law-and-order image and one of the more costly criminal justice systems in California, Orange County police and prosecutors have the poorest record for securing felony convictions when compared to the state’s most populated counties, a computer-assisted investigation by The Times has shown.
July 30, 1995
Jan. 11, 2013
The overwhelming majority of criminal cases heard today in Los Angeles County Superior Court end in “plea bargains,” with defendants agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for prison and jail terms that are among the lightest in America.
Dec. 20, 1990
Baca and Burke say they are worried about a proposal to divert low-risk state prisoners to county jurisdictions.
May 27, 2008