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Do California’s Prisons Pose a Problem Without a Solution?
For the 4th time in just 5 years, Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed a new director of prisons where a federal judge says conditions are unconstitutional. On Reporter’s Notebook, Steve Lopez of the LA Times - the column, the book, and the movie.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenFor the 4th time in just 5 years, Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed a new director of prisons where a federal judge says conditions are unconstitutional. On Reporter’s Notebook, Steve Lopez of the LA Times - the column, the book, and the movie.
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3 stories“Black Widows” Convicted of Murder
Two elderly women have been convicted of killing two homeless men to collect on insurance.
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Gang violence, the lack of rehabilitation programs and sentencing laws like three strikes and you’re out have California prisons dangerously over-crowded. A federal judge says the health system is so bad it’s unconstitutional.
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Three years ago, LA Times columnist Steve Lopez discovered Nathaniel Anthony Ayers playing violin on a sidewalk in downtown LA. One column about a homeless musician has become a book that’s being turned into a movie .
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