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Yesterday | Sacramento Bee

Sacramento jury convicts man of first-degree murder

A Sacramento jury today convicted Kevin Wayne Dunigan of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Gary Patrick Veirs some 14 years ago in the Meadowview neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, George Bush, State Prisons, Prison

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Salinas Californian

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In reaction to the city's gang-driven blood-letting, Mike Roddy of Salinas put ink to paper.

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Related Topix: Salinas Metro, Salinas, CA, Theater, Arts, State Prisons, Prison

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Cabrillo student, parolee Colter White tells his story, thanks supporters

The Cabrillo College honor student and ex-con whose saga this fall has drawn attention to the need for prison reform and support for parolees within the community returned Thursday to the place where so many people have argued he belongs: school.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Drugs, State Prisons

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Triplicate.com

An entirely green store'

Saving, selling items destined for the landfill Lewis Forknera s merchandise includes a dentista s chair that came from Pelican Bay State Prison.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Times-Standard

Dave's People: Lessons from my mother

"Bobby! Mommy said no!" said the mother, scolding her son for playing with his food.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, State Prisons, Prison

Tue Oct 13, 2009

SF Weekly

Further Proof That Incarceration Is No Fun: Inmates File Federal Suit ...

As hard-liners say, "you do the crime, you do the time." But if you feel you're getting ripped off by paying too much for prison coffee -- to quote Doug Llewelyn , "You take 'em to court." Eight inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City in the far north of California last week f iled a federal class action suit in San Francisco court ...

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, State Prisons, Crescent City, CA

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Triplicate.com

Inmate gets 2 more years in stabbing

Pelican Bay prisoner attacked his cellmate A former Pelican Bay State Prison inmate who stabbed his cellmate in the neck with a pencil will be incarcerated for an additional two years, a Del Norte County jury has decided.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Del Norte County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

Tue Sep 01, 2009

Triplicate.com

Budget impact on prison unknown

Outcome of inmate releases, layoffs, budget cuts still unclear With the reduction of inmate populations, layoffs and other cuts looming over the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, it's still uncertain what the exact impact on Pelican Bay State Prison might be.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Maximum Security, Del Norte County, CA

Sun Aug 23, 2009

The News-Review

PREVIEW: Slammer salvation

Freddie Smith sits at his desk at Living Stones Prison Ministry in Winston. A former prisoner himself, Smith and his wife, Barbara, founded their nonprofit group nearly 20 years ago and have been visiting prisons along the West Coast since then.

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Related Topix: Prison, Winston, OR, State Prisons

Tue Aug 18, 2009

Triplicate.com

Our View: Prison no place for indiscriminate penny-pinching

If you know people who work at Pelican Bay State Prison be kind to them. They are probably feeling under siege.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, Del Norte County, CA, Opinion

Sun Aug 16, 2009

Triplicate.com

No jail time in insurance fraud case

Sentence softened; DA considers appeal A local business owner once suspected of being part of an insurance fraud scandal that involved multiple victims and spanned several years will likely have to coach youth sports as punishment.

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Related Topix: Del Norte County, CA, State Prisons, Prison

Thu Aug 13, 2009

Triplicate.com

Businessman tries to avoid time in jail

Insurance firm owner faces 30-day sentence Jerrold Young, the local insurance broker who was recently sentenced to serve 30 days in jail on behalf of his company for its involvement in a fraud case, is trying to get out of the time commitment.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons

Tue Aug 11, 2009

Triplicate.com

Our view: Advice to keep this mess from occurring again

The first inclination is to be simply transfixed as the smoke clears and the wreckage gradually comes into focus.

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Related Topix: Del Norte County, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Opinion

Fri Aug 07, 2009

Triplicate.com

Sentence of 30 days ends long fraud case

Businessman originally had faced 29 charges A nearly decade-long fraud investigation that included local law enforcement agencies and the California Department of Insurance ended with a wimper Tuesday when a judge handed down a 30-day jail sentence on a Crescent City business owner.

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Related Topix: Prison, Crescent City, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Del Norte County, CA, State Prisons

Sat Jul 18, 2009

Triplicate.com

Police Logs July 17, 2009

Here is the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office call logs for July 9-15. Thursday, July 9 At 12:20 a.m. police attempted to locate the suspect of a burglary on the 1100 block of California Street.

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Related Topix: Del Norte County, CA, Smith River, CA, State Prisons, Prison

Thu Jul 16, 2009

Triplicate.com

County weighs options for IOUs

Treasurer: 'We hope to be able to keep our heads above water' Del Norte County's state IOUs could eventually become You Owe Thems if local officials decide they don't have the funding to cover the temporary cash flow shortage caused by California's $26.3 billion deficit.

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Related Topix: Del Norte County, CA, State Prisons, Prison

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Triplicate.com

Our view: Some good news can be found in jury's report

The Del Norte County Grand Jury's Final Report issued last week produced good news along with a healthy dollop of constructive, sometimes scathing, criticism about the twisted path Crescent City has taken to expand its wastewater treatment plant.

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Related Topix: Del Norte County, CA, Crescent City, CA, State Prisons, Prison, Opinion

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Times-Standard

Pelican Bay riot leaves one inmate seriously hurt

A riot Friday afternoon at Pelican Bay State Prison left one inmate seriously injured, while another six had to be treated for minor stab wounds and other injuries.

30 comments

Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Maximum Security

Sat Jun 27, 2009

CBS 13

NorCal Prison Riot Injures 7 Inmates, 1 Seriously

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Related Topix: Riot, Prison, Crescent City, CA, State Prisons

Fri May 15, 2009

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Officer said to have kicked suspect owns clothing line tailored to gang life

The police officer who sources inside City Hall say kicked a gang member in the head after a long car chase Wednesday also owns a clothing company that glorifies gang and prison life.

272 comments

Related Topix: El Monte, CA, Prison, Cal State Fullerton, State Prisons

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