The planned closure of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe would be “devastating” to the community and should be tabled in preference to a full closure of the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, according to a resolution approved Tuesday by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
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The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to consider a $500,000 contract with a taxi service to sustain a subsidized ride program for inmates that ensures they have a means of returning home when they’re released from any Riverside County detention facility.
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The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to consider a $500,000 contract with a taxi service to sustain a subsidized ride program for inmates that ensures they have a means of returning home when they’re released from any Riverside County detention facility.
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A multi-convicted felon dubbed the “snake burglar” for his method of burglarizing businesses made his initial court appearance Monday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
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A repeat thief with multiple convictions and dubbed the “snake burglar” was apprehended while allegedly preparing to victimize another business, authorities said Friday.
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Riverside County residents and others throughout the state are suffering the consequences of “soft-on-crime” laws and policies that are proving increasingly costly and perilous to the public, according to District Attorney Mike Hestrin and others who pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to “help … put an end to this.”
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, Sheriff Chad Bianco and other law enforcement officials will gather Wednesday to call for changes in state law to bolster public safety, mainly by undoing the effects of a decade-old legislative act that shifted many former state responsibilities onto counties.
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The family of an inmate who died while in custody at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta is federally suing Riverside County and Sheriff Chad Bianco over what the plaintiffs allege were civil rights violations because the defendant did not receive appropriate treatment.
