Chino, CA – There was a prison riot at Chino. Like most prison violence, the riot is thought to be caused by racial tensions.
About 250 inmates injured in riot at Calif. prison – Yahoo! News: “As many as 80 officers responded to the riot Saturday night, which involved some 1,300 inmates in seven dormitory-style barracks at the California Institution for Men in Chino, prison spokesman Lt. Mark Hargrove said.The riot was likely prompted by tensions between black and Hispanic prisoners, Hargrove said.
Officers used pepper spray, wielded batons and shot foam projectiles to remove inmates who had barricaded themselves inside the medium-security facility during the four-hour uprising. A fire ignited during the chaos caused significant damage to one of the buildings, Hargrove said.”
Many people who are facing prison time for California DUI charges want to know what it is like in prison. Their biggest concern is not case survival, but prison survival.
Filed under Blog, California DUI News by on Aug 9th, 2009. Comment. 
It looks like one of the ways that California might fix its gaping budget crisis is to cut costs by letting thousands of inmates out of jail early.
California budget deal to free 27,000 inmates – Yahoo! News: “A proposed plan to solve California’s budget crisis would reduce the state’s prison population by 27,000, it was reported Tuesday, as opposition to the new fiscal deal mounted.
The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that the budget deal, announced by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and bipartisan lawmakers on Monday, would involve the early release of thousands of inmates.
The Times said the reduction would be achieved through a combination of measures including allowing prisoners to finish their sentences on home detention and creating incentives for completion of rehabilitation plans.
The prison inmate proposal would help save the state 1.2 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year, the Times reported.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca meanwhile condemned the proposed state budget, telling the Times that cuts to local government would force authorities across the state to shut down jails or slash officers from street patrol.”
This plan makes sense on a lot of levels, as long as they release the good people who made bad mistakes rather than the bad people.
Filed under Blog, California DUI News by on Jul 21st, 2009. 1 Comment.
