AltWeeklies Wire
Suicide in the Cellnew
Inmates kill themselves at a high rate after San Diego County Sheriff's Department refuses to revamp policies.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis and Dave Maass |
04-25-2013 |
Crime & Justice
How Many Inmate Deaths Is Too Many?new
San Diego County's incarceration mortality rate leads California's largest jails.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass and Kelly Davis |
03-28-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Lauded Prison Drug-Treatment Services are the Latest Victim of California's Budget Cutsnew
The Amity Foundation's highly regarded Right Turn program, held up as a national model for effective prisoner rehabilitation, is being closed down at Donovan State Prison, making Donovan one of eight prisons statewide that won't provide any sort of professional in-custody substance-abuse treatment.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
10-14-2009 |
Crime & Justice
A San Diego Case Sheds Light on the Messy World of DUI Prosecutionnew
In April, San Diego's city attorney declined to file drunk-driving charges against local TV sportscaster Kyle Kraska, despite a police-station breathalyzer test that put Kraska's blood-alcohol content just above California's legal limit. Kraska's attorney said the case was dismissed because of police error, though city officials would say only that prosecutors felt they couldn't prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
07-15-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Attorney Finds It Difficult to Investigate Treatment of Mentally Ill Detaineesnew
All that disability-rights attorney Ann Menasche needs to investigate allegations of neglect and abuse is probable cause. Except, it seems, when the allegations involve patients held by the federal government for allegedly violating immigration laws.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
05-20-2009 |
Crime & Justice
San Diego Nonprofit Coalition Helps Parolees Avoid Returning to Prisonnew
Called "Coming Home to Stay," the program touches on every possible aspect of a returning prisoner's life -- what it takes, step-by-step, to help someone successfully transition from prison to the outside world, from pre-release to post-release to several years out.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
11-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
San Diego Lawsuit Focuses on How Police Subdue Suspectsnew
A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died in police custody raises questions about how officers restrain individuals who are resisting arrest.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
10-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Do Sex Offender Registries Work?new
The term "sex offender" conjures a kind of monolithic image -- one that's reinforced by the news media and tough-on-crime politicians, despite evidence to the contrary. Misperception and fear, rather than good empirical research, seem to be what drives sex-offender laws. A case in point is a new law that takes effect this week in San Diego.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
04-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
'Ban the Box' Aims to Reduce Job Barriers for Ex-Consnew
The box is the one that anyone who's filled out a job application might recall: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" Advocates argue that the box deters people with criminal records from applying for jobs, and it promotes discrimination.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
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