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March 19, 2010
March 19, 2010
Hello and thanks for calling CCPOA's 5150 hotline. Today is Friday, March 19, 2010. Here is the latest information from Sacramento:
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A 43-year-old female correctional officer at North Kern State Prison sustained moderate injuries in an unprovoked attack by a 37-year-old inmate in the reception center part of the prison. The injured officer was immediately transported offsite to the hospital. The inmate was placed in handcuffs and is expected to be placed in confinement away from other inmates, pending the outcome of the investigation. The inmate was convicted in Los Angeles County and has been serving a sentence for forced oral copulation resulting in great bodily injury...
March 17, 2010
CDCR investigating itself over Gardner parole issues?
Two San Diego County lawmakers are questioning whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has picked the right vehicle for reform in asking for an investigation into how parole agents handled the 2000 molestation case of John Albert Gardner III, now charged in the death of Chelsea King.
Stung by revelations that the state missed chances to put Gardner back in prison long before the Poway teenager was killed, Schwarzenegger last week ordered the Sex Offender Management Board to investigate the case, from prosecution to parole.
Lawmakers questioned whether the agency - part of the state corrections system - was the right pick. Supporters say the board has shown a willingness to be critical...
LINK - SignonSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
March 17, 2010
Another suit from Hawaiian inmate alleging rape by CCA guard in Kentucky
A Hawai'i prison inmate who alleges she was sexually assaulted by two guards at a Mainland prison has sued the state and the private operator of the prison.
The suit, filed Monday, alleges that the plaintiff was attacked June 16, 2008, by male corrections officers at the Otter Creek Correctional Center in Kentucky.
The woman is serving a life prison sentence for murder and kidnapping convictions...
LINK - HonoluluAdvertiser.com
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