Chino, CA – There was a prison riot at Chino. Like most prison violence, the riot is thought to be caused by racial tensions.

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.

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There's no doubt that repeat drunk driving is a problem everywhere, and nowhere more so than in California. The story quoted below talks about some remarkable people who have many DUI convictions.

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Here's the results of a San Bernardino DUI check point done last Friday. It has become fashionable to advertise the results of checkpoints both as a justification for their high cost, and as a deterrent to other would-be DUI drivers.

Here's a story about a Los Angeles DUI suspect who tried to elude the cops on a flat time. The story proves two things:

1) Yes, you can drive on a flat; and

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DUI attorneys often hear their clients refer to themselves as "victims." Hopefully these people will have a chance to attend a MADD victim impact panel once so that they can see what a real DUI victim is.

It has been reported that Jani Lane was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles following an accident last night. According to recent sources, he was being held on $30,000 bail, which seems strange in an accident where there were no reported injuries.

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California DUI attorneys who take on these unpopular cases have even been the victims of death threats. It takes a special breed of attorney to defend these cases.

A California DUI arrest is one of the most common and serious "everyman's" crimes, with over 100,000 arrests made every year throughout the state.