CCPOA news
September 3, 2010
Parolee flees, hits house
A Gerber man armed with a semi-automatic pistol crashed his car into a Walton Drive residence Tuesday night while fleeing police, according to Red Bluff Police reports.
Police first noticed Jose Luis Hernandez III, 22, was driving a 2006 Kia on Tuesday night with a defective headlight near the corner of Luther Road and South Main Street, according to a press release issued by Sgt. Quintan Ortega.
As the officer approached, Hernandez sped through a red light, driving onto Diamond Avenue and then Walton Drive, where he reportedly crashed into a home on the 500 block...
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
September 2, 2010
La Mesa police seek parolee who fled traffic stop
Investigators are looking for a 25-year-old man who ran from police Sunday night, leaving behind a borrowed car, drugs, stolen property, and a passenger, who was arrested.
Police said an officer pulled over two men in a Ford Explorer for a traffic violation on Lake Murray Boulevard about 7:30 a.m. Sunday. As the SUV rolled to a stop, the driver jumped out, scaled a wall and ran off.
The officers couldn’t catch him, but detained the male passenger...
LINK - SignonSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
September 2, 2010
State prison officials considering layoffs
California prison officials are reviewing recommended staff eliminations sent to them last week by prison wardens.
State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials in August asked for a 3 percent employee reduction - about 1,100 positions - to save between $80 million and $100 million.
An analysis of the potential cuts is expected to be completed in about 30 days, state prison officials said...
LINK - DailyBulletin.com
September 2, 2010
Schwarzenegger, union argue furlough case next week
If the bitter furlough battle between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state employee unions happened to be a heavyweight fight, Wednesday would be the final round.
After nearly two years, 40 lawsuits and more than $1.2 million in state legal bills, the California Supreme Court will hear debate next week over whether the governor has illegally forced state workers to take unpaid days off from work. Here's a brief guide to the 9 a.m. hearing and beyond:
The stakes.Enormous, starting with the bank accounts of more than 200,000 state workers who have lost nearly 50 workdays and close to a combined $3 billion or so in pay since February 2009...
LINK - SacBee.com
September 1, 2010
Supervisory Update: September 1, 2010
Dear Supervisory Member,
The date for the first CCPOA supervisor information forum is approaching quickly, at this time there is still space available for members that would like to attend. The meeting has been set for Friday September 17, 2010 at CCPOA headquarters in West Sacramento to begin at 9am. Please RSVP if you plan attending so we can have an accurate head count.
As the post and bid period for supervisor’s approaches we are having numerous issues statewide with managements interpretation of the Seniority Assignment Agreement for Sergeants and Lieutenants. The main issue focuses on the exempt positions, which can be controlled by management, however they still must be included in the count by the agreement. In a nutshell, management wants the positions but they wish to exempt them totally from the reconciliation process. If your institution is facing this problem please contact us...
September 1, 2010
Police shoot, kill parolee - Suspect allegedly threatened girlfriend
A man was shot and killed Wednesday by police officers after he threatened his girlfriend with a gun and rammed a police vehicle, authorities said.
Jason Marcellus Martin, 37, of Desert Hot Springs was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds, Ontario police Sgt. David McBride said. He was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived.
The incident started a day earlier when Martin reportedly brought a gun to his girlfriend's residence in the 1000 block of East Sixth Street...
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
September 1, 2010
Changes made in Delco prisoner-release process
In the wake of the mistaken releases of at least four inmates, the Delaware County Council announced Tuesday that changes had been made in how prisoner releases would be handled and that other changes were in the works.
The council is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the releases and may further review policies and procedures. County detectives are also investigating the releases.
The changes at the privately run George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornbury Township include having a sergeant and lieutenant at the prison to oversee the release process...
LINK - Philly.com
September 1, 2010
No penalties for understaffed private prisons
The New Mexico Corrections Department has not collected penalties from two private prison operators despite repeated contract violations, costing the state potentially millions of dollars in uncollected fines, state officials have told The Independent.
That has put New Mexico Corrections Secretary Joe Williams on a collision course with state lawmakers, some of whom are questioning Williams’ decision not to collect penalties from GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). The companies have repeatedly violated a contractual obligation to keep certain staffing levels at the prisons they operate. The two for-profit businesses operate four correctional facilities for the state in Hobbs, Grants, Clayton and Santa Rosa...
LINK - NewMexicoIndependent.com
September 1, 2010
Re-entry prison facility on hold due to site issue
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may have to go back to the drawing board when it comes to finding a site for the proposed prison re-entry facility.
The proposed facility would house Solano County prisoners who are serving the final year to 18 months of their sentence and would help to acclimate them to the community once again.
After talks of building the facility in Fairfield had fallen through, the CDCR had hoped to build the facility near the intersection of Cordelia and Chadbourne roads, adjacent to the sewage treatment plant in an unincorporated area of Solano County...
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
