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March 24March 24
Colorado is the latest state to abolish the death penalty
- Entertainment
(CNN) — The death penalty will soon be no more in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday abolishing the death penalty, making Colorado the 22nd state to do so. He also commuted the sentences of three men on death row. Robert Ray, Sir Mario Owens and Nathan Dunlap will now serve life in prison without the possibility […]
July 25July 25
AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty
- National
Attorney General William Barr has ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty after a 16-year pause, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Barr also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of five death-row inmates convicted of murder, the Justice Department said in a news release. The executions are slated to […]
June 11June 11
Alabama becomes seventh state to approve castration for some sex offenses
- Entertainment
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed into law a measure requiring anyone convicted of sex crimes with children younger than 13 to be chemically castrated as a condition of parole. Under the new law, offenders required to undergo the reversible procedure must begin the treatment at least a month before their release dates and […]
April 09April 09
Supervisors OK Budget for Smith Jail Infirmary Project
- Community
- Local
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $785,253 budget for a project to revamp a wing of the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning to improve inmate healthcare services. The SCF Healthcare Enhancement Project is a joint effort by the Economic Development Agency and Riverside University Health System to ensure appropriate space and equipment are available […]
March 27March 27
County Taps Goodwill to Help Ex-Cons Enter Workforce
- Community
- Local
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a five-year, $647,200 contract with Goodwill Industries of Southern California to provide employment services for convicted felons unable to find work on their own. The Riverside County Department of Probation sought the agreement with the nonprofit after reviewing the qualifications of 56 prospective vendors and determining that Goodwill was […]
June 14June 14
Feds Arrest 162 in Three-Day SoCal Immigration Operation
- Crime
Federal immigration agents arrested 162 people in the Southland during a recent enforcement operation, including a Mexican national convicted of rape and a citizen of El Salvador convicted of voluntary manslaughter, authorities said Thursday. The three-day operation that ended Tuesday “targeted public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members, and individuals who […]
February 21
Ten Parolees Arrested in Cathedral City Sweep
Cathedral City, CA During the week of February 12-16, 2018, a multi-agency law enforcement team called East P.A.C.T. (Post Release Accountability Compliance Team) conducted week-long compliance checks in Cathedral City. The operation consisted of 63 searches over the course of five days. The locations searched were homes of subjects on active probation/parole. The subjects at […]

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Colorado is the latest state to abolish the death penalty

AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty

Alabama becomes seventh state to approve castration for some sex offenses

Supervisors OK Budget for Smith Jail Infirmary Project

County Taps Goodwill to Help Ex-Cons Enter Workforce

Feds Arrest 162 in Three-Day SoCal Immigration Operation

Ten Parolees Arrested in Cathedral City Sweep

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