Prisons

June 19, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of six detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Two detainees were transferred to Tunisia and four detainees were transferred to Yemen. These detainees were determined to be eligible for transfer following a comprehensive series of review processes at Guantanamo Bay.

Approximately 80 detainees remain at Guantanamo who the U.S. government has determined eligible for transfer or release. Departure of these remaining detainees is subject to ongoing discussions between the United States and other nations.    » read more »

June 06, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of a dangerous terror suspect to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Abdullahi Sudi Arale is suspected of being a member of the Al Qaeda terrorist network in East Africa, serving as a courier between East Africa Al Qaeda (EAAQ) and Al Qaeda in Pakistan. Since his return from Pakistan to Somalia in September 2006, he has held a leadership role in the EAAQ-affiliated Somali Council of Islamic Courts (CIC).    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- Friday, June 15 -- Sasha Abramsky, a freelance journalist and lecturer in the University Writing Program at UC Davis, will read from his latest book, "American Furies: Crime, Punishment and Vengeance in an Age of Mass Imprisonment," at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 15, at the Avid Reader, 617 2nd St., Davis.    » read more »

04 June 2007 -- Paris Hilton is now a ward of the state of California.

The 26-year-old celebrity hotel heiress waited until just after 11:30 p.m. on June 3 to check into a Southern California detention center, where she will serve approximately three weeks for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.    » read more »

05/31/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, joined by Governors from 16 other states, today sent the following letter to Senate and House appropriations leaders urging them to provide $950 million in federal funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). This program partially reimburses states and local governments for costs to incarcerate undocumented residents who have been convicted of criminal offenses. These costs annually exceed $800 million for California.    » read more »

05/16/2007 -- Today the state of California detailed its aggressive, comprehensive plan to reduce overcrowding in California’s prisons in a court filing with a federal judge contemplating whether an inmate population cap is warranted. State attorneys filed the brief in response to U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson’s February 15, 2007 order in the case of Plata v. Schwarzenegger.    » read more »

05/11/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the creation of two strike teams to expedite implementation of AB 900, the historic $7.7 billion measure to help reform California’s overburdened correctional system. Composed of nationally recognized rehabilitation and prison construction experts, the strike teams will ensure that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has the programs and resources to add the “R” to CDC and build 53,000 beds.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – To recognize the work men and women perform in Pennsylvania’s prisons, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed May 6 – 12 as “Corrections Employee Week.”

“This is a small but important way to express appreciation to the more than 29,000 men and women who protect public safety through the secure and humane operation of county, state and federal prisons in Pennsylvania,” Governor Rendell said.    » read more »

Inmate Population To Exceed Budgeted Capacity

May 3, 2007 -- Carson City – Today, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons toured the Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) with Department of Corrections Director Howard Skolnik to assess the impact of overcrowding at Nevada’s correctional facilities. The most recent expansion project at WSCC brought the budgeted capacity from 260 to 510 inmates. By the end of May 2007, WSCC is expected to fill 603 beds.    » read more »

Signs Historic Bipartisan Agreement

05/03/2007 -- Joined by a bipartisan group of legislators, law enforcement officials and public safety experts, Governor Schwarzenegger today signed a historic measure to help reform California’s overburdened correctional system. Assembly Bill 900 will provide critical relief to prison overcrowding and increase public safety by dramatically changing California’s approach to rehabilitating prisoners. The Governor will also establish strike teams to ensure this legislation is implemented quickly and effectively.    » read more »